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Survivors describe the heartache left by Typhoon Haiyan

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It’s the worst typhoon ever recorded to hit the Philippines, and possibly to make landfall anywhere. Thousands are dead and hundreds of thousands displaced. International relief efforts have begun, but some areas remain inaccessible.

Residents walk along the coastal village while strong winds from Typhoon Haiyan battered Bayog town in Los Banos, Laguna, south of Manila November 8, 2013.

Monster storm Haiyan batters the Philippines

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