1) Super Typhoon Haiyan first made landfall in the Philippines on November 8, causing widespread devastation and leaving millions affected. 2) It then weakened as it moved westward, landing in Vietnam on November 11 and China on November 11-12, causing some damage but not as severely as in the Philippines. 3) International aid began arriving in the Philippines to address the public health crisis emerging, while Vietnam and China also took preparations as Haiyan approached.
7. VIETNAM: NEXT STOP FOR
HAIYAN
• Haiyan exited into the South China
Sea headed for Vietnam and China
on Saturday, moving at 28 kph (17
mph) and packing winds of 280
kph (170 mph).
8. --- MEANWHILE IN THE USA
• In Washington, Defense Secretary
Chuck Hagel directed the military's
Pacific Command to deploy ships and
aircraft to support search-and-rescue
operations in The Philippines and to
airlift emergency supplies.
• On Sunday, a team of 90 Marines and
sailors flew to The Philippines.
9. --- MEANWHILE IN THE USA
• In Washington, The President
pledged $20 million in
humanitarian assistance,
including food, shelter material
and hygiene kits.
10. --- MEANWHILE IN EUROPE
• In Europe, European Commission
President Jose Manuel Barroso sent
Philippine President Aquino a message
saying "we stand ready to contribute
with urgent relief and assistance if so
required in this hour of need."
11. --- MEANWHILE IN THE UNITED
NATIONS
• In New York, United Nations SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon said U.N.
humanitarian agencies were working
closely with the Philippine government
to respond quickly with emergency
assistance.
12. --- MEANWHILE IN CHINA
• Beijing, which is embroiled in a
territorial dispute with Manila over
islands in the South China Sea,
said it would provide US$100,000
in cash and "humanitarian
emergency relief assistance" to the
Philippines.
13. AS A RESULT, HELP
BEGINS TO ARRIVE IN THE
PHILIPPINES; AS - - -
14. - - - A PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS IS EMERGING IN
THE PHILIPPINES
15. DIMENSIONS OF THE NEEDS
• The overall conditions are setting
the stage for a public health
nightmare.
• The Divine World Hospital, is
officially closed for business due
to heavy damage from the storm —
but people still come for help.
16. DIMENSIONS OF THE NEEDS
• An estimated 9.5 million people,
including 1.7 million children who lived
in the devastated areas, were affected.
• Safe drinking water, food, and medicine
are urgently needed to cope with
dysentery.
• Over 630,000 people forced from their
homes were still dependent upon
evacuation centers.
17. HELP ON THE GROUND
• The Philippines Red Cross deployed
teams to distribute hot meals, blankets
and medical supplies, in addition to
search and rescue teams.
• AmeriCares also had crews on the
ground providing medicine and first aid
to over 20,000 people.
18. HELP ON THE WAY
• World Vision said its shipment of 5,000
blankets and 3,000 tarps would reach
Cebu by Monday so that survivors
could build temporary shelters in the
area where up to 90 percent of the
structures were destroyed.
19. HELP ON THE WAY
• The U.N. World Food Program said
they were flying 40 tons of “high
energy” biscuits to the Philippines
from Dubai.
21. VIETNAM HAD GOOD REASON
TO PREPARE FOR HAIYAN
• Central Vietnam had recently been
hit by two other typhoons -- Wutip
and Nari, both category-one
storms -- which flooded roads,
damaged sea dykes and tore the
roofs off hundreds of thousands of
houses.
22. BAD NEWS:
HAIYAN CHANGED COURSE
JUST BEFORE LANDFALL
Haiyan's changed path meant that "the
disaster area would be enlarged from
9 provinces to 15 provinces.
25. EVACUATION
• 174,000 households (more than
600,000 people) were ordered
to evacuate with enough food
and necessities for three days.
• Some were allowed to return
after Haiyan changed its path.
26. At least 10 people were killed
over the weekend while making
preparation to cope with the
arrival of Haiyan
27. “STOCK UP”
• Residents of Hanoi were ordered to
stock up on food and water before
the storm hit, --• And, shelves were soon emptied.
29. EXTRA POLICE
• Extra police were dispatched to
redirect traffic in potential
flood-prone areas.
30. A REALISTIC COMPLAINT
• In the northern port city of Hai Phong,
residents, facing the threat of heavy
rain and flooding, voiced frustration
with official preparations.
• "The city only warned us about the
typhoon very late....; they were too slow
in advising us to prepare,"
31. LANDFALL IN VIETNAM
OCCURRED EARLY ON
MONDAY, NOV. 11
Haiyan made landfall approx.imately 100 miles (160 km) east
south-east of the capital Hanoi.
33. Quang Ninh, which shares the
border with China’s Guangxi
province, is home to the world
natural heritage, Ha Long Bay,
and Vietnam’s key coal
production site.
34. Landfall was accompanied by
widespread power outages and
heavy rainfall, the latter a
potential disaster agent for
floods and landslides.
.
35. VIETNAM SPARED AS
HAIYAN WEAKEN
• At 5 a.m. local time (2200 GMT), the
typhoon was in mainland Quang Ninh
with wind speeds of between 39 and 55
mph (65 and 92 kph).
• The typhoon is expected to weaken
further to a tropical depression later on
Monday as it enters China..
36. LANDFALL IN CHINA
OCCURRED LATE ON
MONDAY, NOV. 11
Haiyan made landfall in
Guangxi with winds of 118 kph
(72 mph)
38. INITIAL IMPACTS
• 600 houses were damaged and 51
collapsed in the downpours and
strong winds associated with the
typhoon.
• 39,000 people were evacuated in
Hainan.