...
http://intra.ecmwf.int/daily/d/dreport/2013/11/07/sc/
1. Impact
| Excerpt |
|---|
On the 7 November 2013 super-typhoon Haiyan made landfall on the Philippines. During the landfall on the Philippines more than 6000 people were killed. Super-typhoon Haiyan was the third category 5 typhoon to hit the Philippines since 2010. |
In 2010, Megi made landfall and resulted in 35 people dead and in 2012 Bupha resulted in 1901 dead. The tropical storm seasons in the north-western Pacific is one of the most active and Haiyan was cyclone number 3? and the fifth to made landfall on the Philippines (together with Rumbia, Nari, Utor and Krosa). After making landfall on the Philippines, the cyclone made landfall on the 11 November in southern China and Vietnam.
The worst effect was caused by the storm surge in connection to the cyclone on the Leyte and Samar islands.
...