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Published Nov. 13, 2013, 8:38 a.m. ET
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A ferry boat washed ashore AP
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Evacuated residents prepare to board a US military plane Reuters
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An aerial view shows damaged houses on a coastal community, after Typhoon Haiyan hit Iloilo Province
An aerial view shows damaged houses on a coastal community, after Typhoon Haiyan hit Iloilo Province Reuters/Raul Banias
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Children, who say they fled after seeing armed men in their village, wait for evacuation in Tacloban AP
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A young girl takes a break from washing clothes amid the ruin from Typhoon Haiyan
A young girl takes a break from washing clothes amid the ruin from Typhoon Haiyan Getty Images
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An aerial view shows damaged structures as residents unload relief goods from a helicopter after Typhoon Haiyan hit a village in Panay island in northern Iloilo Province
Residents unload relief goods from a helicopter after Typhoon Haiyan hit a village in Panay island in northern Iloilo Province Reuters/Leo Solinap
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Soldiers walks past the damaged area of an airport after super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city
Soldiers walks past the damaged area of an airport after super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city. Reuters/Romeo Ranoco
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An aerial view shows flooded rice fields after Typhoon Haiyan hit Iloilo Province, central Philippines
An aerial view shows flooded rice fields after Typhoon Haiyan hit Iloilo Province Reuters/Leo Solinap
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Haiyan was packing maximum sustained winds of 215 kilometres per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 250 kph as it neared the Philippines, the weather bureau said.
A Filipino boy scales a brakewater at a coastal village in Las Pinas city, south of Manila, Philippines. EPA/Francis R. Malasig
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A woman stands amidst the devastation brought about by powerful Typhoon Haiyan at Tacloban city. AP/Bullit Marquez
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Image provided by NASA shows Typhoon Haiyan taken by Astronaut Karen L. Nyberg aboard the International Space Station Saturday Nov. 9, 2013. AP/NASA, Karen L. Nyberg
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Tacloban city AP/Bullit Marquez
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An aerial shot shows a flooded area in the aftermath of Supper Typhoon Haiyan that smashed into coastal communities on the central Philippines in Iloilo. AFP/Getty/Raul Banias
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A Philippine flag flutters atop the control tower of a damaged airport after super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city
A Philippine flag flutters atop the control tower of a damaged airport after super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city. Reuters/Romeo Ranoco
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An aerial view shows damaged houses after Typhoon Haiyan hit Iloilo Province, central Philippines
An aerial view shows damaged houses after Typhoon Haiyan hit Iloilo Province, central Philippines November 9, 2013. One of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall devastated the central Philippines,… Reuters/Raul Banias
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Residents walk along coastal village while strong winds from Typhoon Haiyan battered Bayog town in Los Banos
Residents walk along the coastal village while strong winds from Typhoon Haiyan battered Bayog town in Los Banos, Laguna, south of Manila. Reuters/Charlie Saceda
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Boys play next to strong waves in a coastal village as strong winds from Typhoon Haiyan battered Bayog town in Los Banos, Laguna, south of Manila
Boys play next to strong waves in a coastal village as strong winds from Typhoon Haiyan battered Bayog town in Los Banos, Laguna, south of Manila. Reuters/Charlie Saceda
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Residents rush to safety past a fallen tree during strong winds brought by Typhoon Haiyan that hit Cebu city
Residents rush to safety past a fallen tree during strong winds brought by Typhoon Haiyan that hit Cebu city. Reuters/Zander Casas
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Survivors walk past a damaged town after strong winds brought by super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city
Tacloban city Reuters/Romeo Ranoco
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A woman mourns the death of her husband Getty Images
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Survivors walk on a road amidst heavy downpour after Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city in central Philippines
Survivors walk down a road amidst a heavy downpour Reuters
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Villagers carry their belongings EPA
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Survivors are given signs to wear as they wait in hopes of boarding a C-130 military transport plane
Survivors are given signs to wear as they wait in hopes of boarding a C-130 military transport plane AP
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Evacuees wait for a flight inside a flooded airport lounge
Evacuees wait for a flight inside a flooded airport lounge Getty Images
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Philippine military personnel work to prioritize children and women as many wait for evacuation flights
Philippine military personnel work to prioritize children and women as many wait for evacuation flights AP
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A survivor uses a plastic cover as protection as he passes a Boy Scout statue toppled by the strong typhoon winds
A survivor uses a plastic cover as protection as he passes a Boy Scout statue toppled by the strong typhoon winds AP
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A woman rests on a sofa in the ruins of her families home
A woman rests on a sofa in the ruins of her families home Reuters
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Philippine military carry an elderly woman and an injured man to a waiting C130 evacuation aircraft
Philippine military carry an elderly woman and an injured man to a waiting C-130 evacuation aircraft Getty Images
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Survivors cover their noses from the smell of dead bodies
Survivors cover their noses from the smell of dead bodies AP
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A woman searches through water damaged shoes
A woman searches through water damaged shoes Getty Images
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Survivors scramble to try and collect fresh water from a broken water pipe
Survivors scramble to try and collect fresh water from a broken water pipe Getty Images
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Homeless survivors wait for evacuation Reuters
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Rescues collect victims off the streets EPA
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Survivors board a US Marine Corps KC-103J Super Hercules EPA
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A injured survivor is carried onto a military transport AP
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Relief supplies from US Aid Reuters
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Covered bodies line a road in a village of Tacloban Reuters
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Survivors wait in hopes of being evacuated by the US Air Force C-130 plane EPA
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Homeless survivors take a shower amid the destruction Reuters
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Survivors attempt to rebuild shelter AP
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Survivors take shelter in a Catholic church Reuters
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Workers load a shipment of aid from the German Red Cross Getty Images
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A survivor tries to make his way through the rubble EPA