Typhoon Haiyan

Typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Typhoon Yolanda, made landfall in the central Philippines on Nov. 7, 2013. It was among the strongest storms in recorded history, with winds up to 199 miles per hour. The United Nations estimates that more than 11 million are affected and close to 700,000 are homeless. While many municipalities have yet to report, Philippines President Benigno Aquino estimated the death toll at 2,500 less than a week after the storm hit. Food and water are in short supply in the hardest hit areas and, looking ahead, providing relief and rebuilding in remote areas is a challenge.

One year after Typhoon Haiyan, about 5,000 people still live in evacuation centers or tents like this one in Sandy Beach, near Tacloban.
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A year later, communities are still suffering from Typhoon Haiyan
Jing Geronimo, inmate Roberto Maanyo, and their son Robert James outside the small shack the family shares on the grounds of the Leyte Provincial Prison on the outskirts of Tacloban.
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In typhoon-hit Tacloban, some families have moved into the local prison
Patella, Jim Houck’s 4-year-old human remains detection dog, arrives on the tarmac in Tacloban.
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An American and his dog help bring closure to survivors of Typhoon Haiyan
Farmer Felipe Parado Jr., 59, has collected the sap of coconut palms, to make wine, since he was a child.
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Typhoon Haiyan felled this man’s trees and uprooted his life
Rene Celis stands in the ruins of Barangay Pampango, a seaside neighborhood in Tacloban that was destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan. Celis was the neighborhood leader—or “captain.”
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Filipinos made homeless by Typhoon Haiyan struggle with where to rebuild
Delma Yerro, 53, and her granddaughter Heavenly at their sari-sari store in Tacloban, Philippines.
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After Haiyan, Filipinos try to rebuild a cherished local link in the retail chain
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Saved by the Mangroves? A Philippine town dodges Haiyan’s storm surge
David Guttenfelder photographs the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.
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Stunning photos document the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan
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Typhoon Haiyan forces an entire island community to relocate
The Vergara family is rebuilding a home on the site of the one devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, using lumber and corrugated tin gathered from the wreckage.
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This simple story shows what it means for survivors to rebuild their lives after Typhoon Haiyan
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US Navy aid distribution in the Philippines
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Philippine President Aquino vows to take care of his people, but many are skeptical
Typhoon Haiyan
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‘I’ve never walked through an area with so many bodies’
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In Palau, a glancing blow from Typhoon Haiyan prompts a glance toward climate change
Filipinos waiting to be airlifted
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It’s another complicated and tough day in the Philippines
Filipino-American jazz singer Charmaine Clamor.
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Filipina jazz singer in Los Angeles feels helpless as her homeland tries to pick up the pieces
Graffiti calling for help after Typhoon Haiyan devastated Tacloban city, in the central Philippines.
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The pace of relief is finally rising in the Philippines
The islands of the Visayas region were impacted by Typhoon Haiyan.
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This is why getting aid to survivors of Typhoon Haiyan is so slow and difficult
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Typhoon Haiyan’s immense scale is best understood from space
Much of Tacloban City has been reduced to piles of wreckage.
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A Filipino American returns to Tacloban City, in hopes of rescuing loved ones
Tacloban devastation
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Typhoon survivors struggle to get food and water
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The Philippines is bowed, but not broken after Typhoon Haiyan
Relief supplies for Haiyan victims
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