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B9 Martin John V. Recentes XI-Boyle DRRR Xi Analysis

Supertyphoon Yolanda caused catastrophic damage in the Philippines due to both natural and man-made factors. Naturally, Yolanda had intense winds up to 235 kph and a large storm surge when it made landfall. However, the infrastructure in the hardest hit areas was poorly constructed and not able to withstand such an intense storm. Evacuation centers lacked adequate shelter. Additionally, relief efforts were disorganized and slow due to mismanagement and political issues, delaying aid to many victims for years. Both the strength of the typhoon coupled with weak infrastructure and poor disaster response exacerbated the destruction.

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B9 Martin John V. Recentes XI-Boyle DRRR Xi Analysis

Supertyphoon Yolanda caused catastrophic damage in the Philippines due to both natural and man-made factors. Naturally, Yolanda had intense winds up to 235 kph and a large storm surge when it made landfall. However, the infrastructure in the hardest hit areas was poorly constructed and not able to withstand such an intense storm. Evacuation centers lacked adequate shelter. Additionally, relief efforts were disorganized and slow due to mismanagement and political issues, delaying aid to many victims for years. Both the strength of the typhoon coupled with weak infrastructure and poor disaster response exacerbated the destruction.

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B9

Martin John V. Recentes


XI- Boyle
DRRR XI
Analysis

After reading several articles and information about why Supertyphoon


Yolanda, orinternationally known as Typhoon Haiyan, I therefore conclude
that the factors that affected why the supertyphoon dealt so much damage
is not stratified, but rather, reconsolidated construction, both anthropologic
and natural. Lets face it, the big disaster was caused by a plethora of more.
Starting from a natural perspective, Typhoon Yolanda was at its Peak strength
when it made landfall in the Philippines. Moreover, not only did it made
winds that would and could literally swoop away houses, but it also did a
tremendous job bringing a storm surge that drowned and displaced
thousands of our fellow Filipinos in Leyte. Now if we are to compare the
damage that it did in China where it only killed four people and in Vietnam
where the Typhoon killed Ten, the number of casualties are a myriad times,
no, exponentially lower than it was in the Philippines, this may be largely due
to the fact the the typhoon only had a half or a third of its strength left when
it reached the shore of Vietnam, not to mention that the deaths happened
due to preparation, not the typhoon itself. If one was to talk what happened
before Typhoon Yolanda came into the Philippines then information suggests
that the Typhoon was not as strong nor as intense as when it arrived at the
Philippines in the Seventh of November, when it approach palau, though
roofs were indeed swept away, casualty was at zero.
Now for the man made errors, from the Typhoon, we couuld say that
The Philippines nonetheless, was the most unprepared from the typhoon.
First of all, the storm surge was completely unexpected, which caused most
of the damage in the Eastern Visayan Provinces, but rahter, what really
caused the rampant death is the fact that the infrastructures in these parts
of the Philippines, even the evacuation centers were not prepared for such a
scenario. Infrastructures are one of the most important components of
safety, ppor infrastructure greatly lessens the rate of survival from disasters,
and this was evident
during and after the Typhoon. Another is the
distribution of funds and goods. Although a lot of funds and goods were
allocated for Yolanda Victims after the Typhoon ravaged our country ,the
distribution was not that impressive. It was slow, It was rough, and more
inhumanely, it was political. Sad to think that some distributions were only
found two years after the disaster happened, and it cant even be used since
all of it turned into an organic lump of overdues. Poor management also

affected the circumstances greatly, along with the fact that during that
timem there was a mishap between the local government and the central
government, all inall , politics also caused a huge setback for relief.

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