The country experiences earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, typhoons, flooding along with other natural disasters and due to the poverty and the difficult terrain of the country, coping is often very difficult.
Typhoon Haiyan has been the deadliest typhoon on record killing at least 5,500 people, although the death toll is expected to continue to rise due to serious secondary effects. According to officials, at least 11 million people have been effected in some way by this devastating storm.
1) Can you find where the Philippines is on a world map and identify why it is such a disaster hotspot?
2) Take a look at the damage caused by the recent typhoon by looking at the panoramic photograph here
Panoramic interactive Philippines devastation
3) Read more about this typhoon and keep up to date with the aftermath by clicking on the link below and carrying out your own search on Google.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/philippines/10469656/Typhoon-Haiyan-Philippines-death-toll-rises-above-5200.html
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