Typhoon Haiyan 2013 (Worst Case Scenerio of What Could Have Happened)

Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Yolanda, was the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded, devastating portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines, in early-November 2013. It is the deadliest Philippine typhoon recorded in modern history, killing at least 115,000 people in that country alone. Haiyan is also the strongest storm recorded at landfall, and the strongest typhoon ever recorded in terms of one-minute sustained wind speed.As of January 2015, bodies were still being found.

The thirtieth named storm of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season, Haiyan originated from an area of low pressure several hundred kilometers east-southeast of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia on November 2, 2013.

The cyclone caused catastrophic destruction in the Visayas, particularly on Samar and Leyte, Cebu, Capiz,Negros, and Northern Iloilo. According to UN officials, about 11 million people have been affected – many have been left homeless