Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda): U.S. and International Response to Philippines Disaster

This report examines the impact of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), which struck the central Philippines on November 8, 2013, and the U.S. and international response. Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) was one of the strongest typhoons (cyclones) to strike land on record. Over a 16 hour period, the "super typhoon," with a force equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane and sustained winds of up to 195 mph, directly swept through six provinces and affected over 10% of the nation's population of 105 million people. The areas damaged by the typhoon were some of the poorest parts of the Philippines.

• | Author: Congressional Research Service
• | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Dec 31, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 32 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1503292258
• | ISBN-13: 9781503292253