Extra Credit: The people of the Philippines are no stranger to typhoons and yet most people were caught off guard when the typhoon Haiyan struck and caused unprecedented number of casualties. The main reason for this was due to:.a. extremely strong winds that destroyed homes. b. massive flooding caused by extremely rapid and high storm surges. c. very strong rate of rainfall that triggered massive landslides. d. massive amounts of rainfall that led to dam failures throughout the Philippines.

a. extremely strong winds that destroyed homes

Explanation:

The people of the Philippines are no stranger to typhoons and yet most people were caught off guard when the typhoon Haiyan struck and caused unprecedented number of casualties. The main reason for this was due to extremely strong winds that destroyed homes.

The typhoon Haiyan was unlike any other typhoon the people of Philippines were accustomed to, or even Asia as a continent. It came with extremely strong winds that completely leveled everything in its path, leaving in its wake a mass of casualties and both human and infrastructure.

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