Six years ago, I was part of the Inquirer team sent to cover the devastation wrought by Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) on Eastern Visayas. ADVERTISEMENTAround 5 a.m. on Nov. 8, 2013, supertyphoon Yolanda slammed into the country’s eastern seaboard with maximum winds and gustiness of 275 kilometers per hour, and with storm surges as high as a two-story building. Chaos ruled, the roads were littered with soiled clothes and other debris, while the residents were reduced to being scavengers. Reaching home after 12 days in Yolanda country, I tried to compose a story to cap off our coverage. The memories of the people left bereft of hope in Eastern Samar came rushing back.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 08, 2019 18:33 UTC