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Published: November 11, 2013                                    
Mapping the Destruction of Typhoon Haiyan


Thousands of people are feared dead or missing after Typhoon Haiyan ripped across the central Philippines on Nov. 8. The storm’s massive surge is blamed for much of the destruction, particularly in Tacloban, where many neighborhoods were washed away.

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The Surge


Tacloban Damage


The Path




 The Powerful Storm Surge
The storm’s surge swept away small villages and displaced more than 650,000 people.  It was predicted to be about eight feet at its peak, but reports indicate it was higher in some areas.







Estimated storm surge


philippines


Legazpi


Manila


0.8


1.6


2.5


3.3+ feet


MINDORO


Darker gray areas show higher population density


Sibuyan
Sea


Detail


35 m.p.h.
winds


Milagros


Busuanga


Calbayog


Coron


SAMAR


55 m.p.h.
 


Path of
Typhoon Haiyan


Roxas


3 p.m.
 


Tacloban


PANAY


9:40 a.m.
 


75 m.p.h.
 


Ormoc


Guiuan


Cadiz


Sulu
Sea


Iloilo


Bacolod


Friday
4:30 a.m.
local time


Leyte


San Carlos


The surge was reported to be as high as 13 feet in Tacloban and Ormoc. Many of the towns on the northern coast of Panay Island were badly damaged.


Cebu


Surigao


50 MILES











Estimated storm surge


philippines


Manila


0.8


1.6


2.5


3.3+ feet


Detail


35 m.p.h. winds


SAMAR


55 m.p.h.
 


75 m.p.h.
 


Tacloban


Ormoc


Cadiz


Guiuan


Path of
Typhoon
Haiyan


Leyte




Sources: United Nations; MapAction; WorldPop; Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System 




Updates as of Tuesday, Nov. 12


Busuanga
The United Nations reported severe damage to housing and public infrastructure, and said that food and water would run out in two days.


Cadiz City
About 5,000 houses and nearly all corn and sugar crops were destroyed in the storm. The nearby city of Sagay was also severely damaged.


Leyte
An attempted hijacking of a convoy around 20 miles south of Tacloban forced it to stop, and by Tuesday night the roads were still too unsafe for the convoy to proceed.


Tacloban
Only small planes with limited capacity could use the Tacloban airport, and pilots flying in and out had to navigate by sight, slowing deliveries.


Guiuan
Early Tuesday, Philippine authorities delivered aid to the area, which had been without water or electricity since Friday. Nearly all of the municipality’s 50,000 residents are homeless.



 

 The Destruction in Tacloban
The typhoon decimated Tacloban, destroying many of the residential and commercial buildings in this once bustling city of 220,000. This map shows an estimate of damaged areas based on an initial survey of aerial and satellite imagery. 








Areas where structures were:


Destroyed


Heavily damaged


Less than heavy damage 
or status unknown


EPA/Ryan Lim / Malacanang Photo Bureau


PORT AREA


PORT


Several ships washed onto shore near a warehouse complex north of the city’s downtown.


1/2 MILE


DOWNTOWN


DOWNTOWN


People lined up for supplies in a downtown plaza, where debris from surrounding buildings littered the streets.


Destroyed
amphitheater


AIRPORT


The tiny peninsula where the Tacloban airport is located was devastated.


AIRPORT


All that remained of the airport was the runway. People lined up during the day hoping for fresh water, food or a flight out. 


AP Photo/Toti Navales


DEVASTATED COASTLINE


Buildings near the fish port were leveled by the storm surge, which sent water over half a mile inland in some places.


Convention
Center


Cancabato
Bay


Homes all along the coast were completely destroyed. According to the Philippine census office, about one third of homes in the city have wooden exterior walls, and one in seven have grass roofs.


TACLOBAN


Photo below


FLOODED AREAS


Neighborhoods south of the city’s downtown were inundated with water. 


Photo below


EPA/Ryan Lim / Malacanang Photo Bureau














1/2 MILE


Areas where structures were:


Destroyed


Heavily damaged


PORT


Less than heavy damage 
or status unknown


DOWNTOWN


AIRPORT


Cancabato
Bay


TACLOBAN


Photo below


Photo below




Sources: European Commission Copernicus Emergency Management Service; OpenStreetMap 



On the Peninsula
A devastated area near the airport.




Ted Aljibe/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images


Homes Flooded
A neighborhood about half a mile from the coast. 




Ryan Lim/Malacanang Photo Bureau, via Associated Press

 
 

 The Storm’s Path
Typhoon Haiyan tore through the Philippines at record wind speeds before losing power and heading northwest.








CHINA




TAIWAN


Guangxi


Hong Kong


Hanoi


MYANMAR


LAOS


Path of
Typhoon Haiyan


Hue


THAILAND


PHILIPPINES


Manila


Pacific Ocean


CAMBODIA


Tacloban, 
Palo 


VIETNAM


South China Sea


300 MILES











PHILIPPINES


Manila


Pacific Ocean


Tacloban, 
Palo 


Path of
Typhoon Haiyan


300 MILES




Sources: United Nations; MapAction 
 




 




By LARRY BUCHANAN, HANNAH FAIRFIELD,
ALICIA PARLAPIANO, SERGIO PEÇANHA, TIM WALLACE,
DEREK WATKINS and KAREN YOURISH














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