Philippines Typhoon

Just last week, the Philippines was struck by a massive Typhoon.  The storm's winds were at 195 mile per hour with wind gusts up to 235 mph.  The storm destroyed 70-80% of structures in it's path.  Some cities are left almost completely under water.
An estimated 10,000 people were killed by the last week's Typhoon in the Philippines, that number could increase once rescuers reach the remote villages. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24894529

Mitigation: Many people were left waiting for rescue without food, water or medicine.  Even people who did make it to shelter have been there without food. The rescue efforts were hindered because of the damage of transportation methods.  Roads, bridges and airports have either been destroyed or covered in wreckage.

 90 U.S. Marines are on their way to provide assistance.  UNICEF is rushing emergency supplies to the Philippines.  Many other Countries are sending in more help and relief efforts are taking donations.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/10/us-philippines-typhoon-idUSBRE9A603Q20131110

Adaption: Warnings for the storm were not given in time for the Philippines but they were able to predict that the storm would be headed to Vietnam/Southern China.  The warnings made it possible for many people to evacuate before the storm hits.


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57611886/philippines-typhoon-victims-beg-for-help-as-aid-slowly-trickles-in/

The map below shows the path of the typhoon.  The red areas represent destroyed areas while the yellow is the heavily damaged areas.  Areas in white have unknown data at this time.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/11/11/world/asia/typhoon-haiyan-map.html?_r=0