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22 Photographs That Show The True Destruction Caused By Typhoon Haiyan

Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall, devastated the central Philippines on Nov. 9. As many as 10,000 are feared dead, according to some reports.

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1. Debris hang on a basketball post near thousands of houses damaged after super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city

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2. Thousands of homes were destroyed in Tacloban

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3. Guiuan is to the east of Tacloban and saw some of the worst conditions of the storm. The city was devastated by winds of approximately 300 kph, and a storm surge of over 5 metres

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4. The town was severely damaged by the super typhoon, and aid may take several days to reach the survivors

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5. Residents look at bodies wrapped in blankets inside a damaged chapel

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6. Survivors who lost their homes use a Jeepney public bus as shelter

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7. Residents look at the damaged village hall in Janiuay, in Iloilo province

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8. Debris litters a damaged airport in Tacloban

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9. The true scale of Super Typhoon Haiyan can be seen from the air

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10. Survivors carry a person killed in the storm

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11. Overturned vehicles are seen outside a damaged airport

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12. A collapsed building is seen after super Typhoon Haiyan battered the city of Tacloban

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13. Debris litter the road by the coastal village in Legazpi city following a storm surge brought about by powerful Typhoon Haiyan in Albay province

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14. A father looks at his daughter’s body inside a chapel

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15. Residents clear the road after a tree was toppled by strong winds and damaged a van at the onslaught of powerful typhoon Haiyan that hit the island province of Cebu, Philippines

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16. A mother takes refuge with her children as Typhoon Haiyan hits Cebu city, central Philippines

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17. A Filipino woman uses a plastic sheet during a downpour brought by Typhoon Haiyan in Manila, Philippines

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18. A resident walks past high waves pounding the sea wall amidst strong winds as Typhoon Haiyan hit the city of Legaspi, Albay province

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19. Families of Indigenous Filipino Badjao seek refuge inside a gymnasium turned into an evacuation center during a heavy downpour brought by Typhoon Haiyan in Cebu province

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20. A house is engulfed by the storm surge brought about by powerful typhoon Haiyan that hit Legazpi city, Albay province

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21. A Filipino resident stands on a roof of a home with a backdrop of a cloudy financial district in Manila

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22. Survivors wait for medical assistance. Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest typhoon in the world this year and possibly the most powerful ever to hit land battered the central Philippines, forced millions of people to flee to safer ground

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