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    One of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded has slammed into the Philippines. Officials are worried about the number of casualties and the amount damage they will find in remote areas. (Nov. 8)
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        Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
    5:19 a.m. EST November 8, 2013It is one of the most intense storms in world history.A resident, right, walks past high waves pounding the sea wall amid strong winds as Typhoon Haiyan hit the city of Legaspi, Albay province, south of Manila, on Nov. 8, 2013.(Photo: Charism Sayat, AFP/Getty Images)Story HighlightsAt least four people have been killed by the stormForecasters say storm surge could reach up to 23 feetIt's the strongest tropical cyclone in the world this year
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        COMMENTEMAILMOREA massive typhoon packing winds approaching 200 mph and called one of the most powerful storms ever recorded blasted into the Philippines on Friday, killing at least four people.Forecasters warned of potentially catastrophic damage. Trees were down, power was out in parts of the country, there was widespread flooding and communication with the hardest-hit areas was knocked out, making it difficult to get a full sense of the damage.Two people were electrocuted in storm-related accidents, one person was killed by a fallen tree and another was struck by lightning, official reports said.Super Typhoon Haiyan made morning landfall at Guiuan, a small city in Samar province in the eastern Philippines.  The U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center said maximum sustained winds were 195 mph, with gusts to 235 mph.It reached the fragile island chain as the most powerful typhoon or hurricane in recorded history, based on wind speed measurements from satellites, says meteorologist Jeff Masters of Weather Underground.""There aren't too many buildings constructed that can withstand that kind of wind,'' Masters said.Authorities in Guiuan could not be reached for word of any deaths or damage, regional civil defense chief Rey Gozon told DZBB radio.Forecaster Mario Palafox with the nation's weather bureau said it had lost contact with its staff in the landfall area."This is really a wallop,'' Southern Leyte Gov. Roger Mercado said on ABS-CBN television. "All roads are impassable due to fallen trees."A reporter for the network in the Tacloban city was drenched in the pounding rain and said he was wearing a helmet as protection against flying debris. Visibility was so poor that only his silhouette could be seen through the driving rain and water.A survivor prepares to launch candle-filled mini-boats made from sections of banana trees as residents commemorate the first anniversary of Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8. (Photo: Ted Aljibe, AFP/Getty Images)
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                A young girl lights a candle on the roadside during a candlelight memorial service in Tacloban City. (Photo: Chris McGrath, Getty Images)
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                Residents and survivors release lanterns as part of the memorial service to commemorate the anniversary of  Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban City. (Photo: Ted Aljibe, AFP/Getty Images)
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                Priests conduct confessions after blessing the graves of typhoon victims in Tacloban City. (Photo: Chris McGrath, Getty Images)
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                A woman cries at the cross of a loved one during a memorial service at the mass grave on the grounds of the Holy Cross Memorial Garden in Tacloban City. (Photo: Chris McGrath, Getty Images)
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                Former Philippine first lady and current congresswoman Imelda Marcos reacts during a mass  in Tacloban City. (Photo: Dennis M. Sabangan, European Pressphoto Agency)
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                Schoolgirls walk through Anibong village on Oct. 28 near Tacloban, central Philippines, one year after Typhoon Haiyan washed eight boats ashore. Many residents have rebuilt makeshift homes close to the water, despite government warnings. (Photo: Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY)
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                People toss melons at the dock near the market in Tacloban on Oct. 29. One year after super typhoon Haiyan, the market is crowded with fish vendors but is still far smaller than before the disaster. (Photo: Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY)
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                A boy walks past thousands of crosses erected at the mass grave for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, Philippines, on Nov. 7. The devastating typhoon struck the region Nov. 8, 2013. (Photo: Ted Aljibe, AFP/Getty Images)
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                Relatives light candles at a mass grave for Typhoon Haiyan victims outside San Joaquin church in Palo, Philippines. Thousands of people remain living in tents and crowded bunkhouses. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                Relatives of Typhoon Haiyan victims visit a mass grave in Tacloban. The disaster left more than 7,000 people dead and displaced millions. (Photo: Ted Aljibe, AFP/Getty Images)
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                A baby sleeps as typhoon survivors live in tents in a coastal village in Tacloban. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                Children wait for food at a tent city in San Jose Village, Philippines. (Photo: Dennis M. Sabangan, epa)
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                Children wait for food at a tent city in San Jose Village. (Photo: Dennis M. Sabangan, epa)
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                Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, second from left, visits a newly repaired classroom at  Guiuan East Central School in Guiuan, Philippines. (Photo: Malacanang Photo Bureau via epa)
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                Filipino protesters covered with mud stage an act during a rally near Malacanang presidential palace in Manila. The mud protest symbolizes Philippine President Aquino's alleged neglect of  Typhoon Haiyan survivors. (Photo: JAY DIRECTO, AFP/Getty Images)
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                A fisherman works on his nets in a temporary housing complex in Tacloban, Philippines, on Nov. 6. (Photo: Chris McGrath, Getty Images)
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                A ship pushed ashore during Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 rests along the main road in Anibong district on Nov. 3 in Tacloban, Philippines. (Photo: Chris McGrath, Getty Images)
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                A resident walks past a sign thanking foreign and local donors in the rehabilitation of typhoon-ravaged Basey township on Nov. 6. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                A boy walks past tents donated to victims of Typhoon Haiyan by United Nations and other international aid agencies in Basey township. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                Joshua Cator, who lost 23 relatives including his mother and younger sister, holds a family portrait outside his makeshift home on Nov. 4 in Leyte province. (Photo: Dennis M. Sabangan, European Pressphoto Agency)
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                Survivors and relatives of typhoon victims offer prayers, candles and flowers after a religious service at Tacloban City on Oct. 31. (Photo: Dennis M. Sabangan, European Pressphoto Agency)
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                A man stands in front of a large ship grounded by Typhoon Haiyan on April 18 in Tacloban. (Photo: Chris McGrath, Getty Images)
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                A boy joins his parents as they pay their respects to deceased relatives at a new mass grave for 3,000 victims of Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 2 in Tacloban City. (Photo: Dennis M. Sabangan, European Pressphoto Agency)
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                A person visits the graves of family members on Oct. 15 in front of San Joaquin Church in Palo. (Photo: Noel Celis, AFP/Getty Images)
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                A man rebuilds his home that was destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 27, 2013, in Tacloban. (Photo: Noel Celis, AFP/Getty Images)
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                A man shows an electric shaver he found outside a damaged grocery store in Tacloban city on Nov. 27, 2013. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                A typhoon survivor rebuilds his home on Nov. 27, 2013, in Tacloban near a ship that was washed ashore during the storm. (Photo: Noel Celis, AFP/Getty Images)
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                Members of a South Korean Ddisaster team removes bodies of typhoon victims in Tacloban City on Nov. 27, 2013. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                A typhoon survivor plays with his younger brother in Palo township. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                People bicycle along a damaged highway in Palo township. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                A man cleans up debris after Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 26 in Tacloban city. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                Red Cross volunteers prepare relief supplies at a temporary evacuation center at a public school in Tacloban. (Photo: Dennis M. Sabangan, epa)
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                Red Cross volunteers conduct a psychosocial support class for children in Tacloban. (Photo: Dennis M. Sabangan, epa)
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                Typhoon survivors and volunteers clean up Tacloban city. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                Men prepare to sell roasted pork on a street in Tacloban. (Photo: Dennis M. Sabangan, epa)
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                A man sits near destroyed homes in Tacloban. (Photo: Noel Celis, AFP/Getty Images)
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                People walk past ships washed ashore by Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 25 in Tacloban, Philippines. (Photo: Noel Celis, AFP/Getty Images)
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                A commercial aircraft flies over Tacloban. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                Typhoon survivors prepare to board a C-130 aircraft at the airport in Tacloban. (Photo: Dennis M. Sabangan, epa)
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                Police officers prepare to place dead bodies onto a truck in Tacloban. (Photo: Noel Celis, AFP/Getty Images)
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                Children cover their noses as they walk past bodies in Tacloban. (Photo: Dennis M. Sabangan, epa)
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                Chinese medical personnel unload supplies from a hospital ship in Tacloban. (Photo: AP)
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                Children wait in a makeshift home in Tacloban. (Photo: Ritchie B. Tongo, epa)
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                Eunice Rustillo searches for food in Tacloban. All of Rustillo's relatives were killed during the typhoon. (Photo: Ritchie B. Tongo, epa)
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                People charge their mobile phones at a roadside charging station in Tacloban. (Photo: Noel Celis, AFP/Getty Images)
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                Relatives light candles at a mass grave containing typhoon victims outside San Joaquin church at Palo township. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                A typhoon survivor rebuilds his home in Tacloban. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                A man rests in his damaged home in Tacloban. (Photo: Noel Celis, AFP/Getty Images)
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                A typhoon victim melts copper wire he salvaged from the debris on Nov. 24 in Tacloban. (Photo: Ritchie B. Tongo, epa)
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                Destroyed homes in Palo, Philippines. (Photo: Noel Celis, AFP/Getty Images)
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                Bodies of victims lie on the street in Tacloban. (Photo: Dennis M. Sabangan, epa)
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                A man rides past piles of debris near the shoreline where several tankers ran aground in Leyte. (Photo: Dan Kitwood, Getty Images)
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                A rooster sits near a family's makeshift shelter under the hull of a ship in Tacloban. (Photo: Odd Andersen, AFP/Getty Images)
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                A boy uses an umbrella to protect himself from the rain in a neighborhood destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 22 in Tacloban, Philippines. (Photo: David Guttenfelder, AP)
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                Villagers carry religious statues during a procession at a local chapel in Santa Rita township in Eastern Samar, Philippines. (Photo: Dan Kitwood, Getty Images)
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                Typhoon survivors watch as a Philippine air force helicopter unloads sacks of relief supplies at Tanauan township. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                A man transports containers of fresh water in a toy car in Tanauan township. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                Relatives of Rolando Palermo check body bags as they search for his body in Tanuan. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                U.S. Air Force Sgt. Jody Dessicino helps a mother carry her baby to an evacuation aircraft at the airport in Tacloban. (Photo: Dita Alangkara, AP)
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                People walk back to their destroyed home in Tacloban. (Photo: Odd Andersen, AFP/Getty Images)
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                A man and his child sleep at a Catholic cathedral in Tacloban. (Photo: David Guttenfelder, AP)
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                People walk past damaged and destroyed homes on Nov. 21 in Tolosa, Philippines. (Photo: Dan Kitwood, Getty Images)
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                A Red Cross rescue team removes a body in Tacloban. (Photo: Nic Bothma, epa)
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                A Philippine air force helicopter flies past boys searching through debris in Tacloban. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                A worker dries customer documents as he prepares to open for business in Taclaban. (Photo: Dan Kitwood, Getty Images)
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                A Philippines air force crew member carries a baby to an evacuation aircraft at the airport in Tacloban. (Photo: Wally Santana, AP)
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                People walk past a truck hanging from a tree in Tacloban. (Photo: Nic Bothma, epa)
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                A man shelters from the wind as he tries to light a fire in Tacloban. (Photo: Odd Andersen, AFP/Getty Images)
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                John Ay-ay displays a toy he found in Tacloban city. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                A typhoon survivor from Tacloban, Phillippines, cries as she arrives at the Villamor Airbase on Nov. 20 in Manila. (Photo: Noel Celis, AFP/Getty Images)
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                Typhoon survivors and Philippine soldiers carry relief goods from a U.S. helicopter in Tanauan, Leyte province, central Philippines. (Photo: Aaron Favila, AP)
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                Typhoon survivors seek refuge inside Redemptorist Church in Tacloban. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                A woman grieves in front of her damaged house in Santa Rita on Samar island. (Photo: Bagus Indahono, epa)
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                Desperate villagers fight for relief supplies dropped from a Philippines air force helicopter near Palo. (Photo: Mark Ralston, AFP/Getty Images)
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                A man plays a guitar in Dagami. (Photo: Aaron Favila, AP)
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                Typhoon survivors crowd a house with a standby generator to recharge their cellphones in Tacloban. (Photo: Bullit Marquez, AP)
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                A military cargo aircraft flies over survivors of Typhoon Haiyan as they search for belongings in the rubble of their destroyed homes in Tacoblan on Nov. 20. (Photo: Nicolas Asfouri, AFP/Getty Images)
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                U.S. Navy Aviation ASW Operator 3rd Class Caleb Rausch, right, dodges typhoon victims as they remove relief supplies from a U.S. Navy Seahawk helicopter in Palo, Philippines. (Photo: Wally Santana, AP)
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                U.S. Navy Chief Julio Grullon delivers fruit to typhoon victims in Palo. (Photo: Wally Santana, AP)
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                Typhoon survivors arrive at a temporary shelter at Villamor Airbase Elementary School in Manila. (Photo: Noel Celis, AFP/Getty Images)
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                Villagers toss grocery items from a container that washed up on the beach at Tacloban. (Photo: Ritchie B. Tongo, epa)
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                A boy sits in front of destroyed homes near the waterfront in Tacloban. (Photo: Odd Andersen, AFP/Getty Images)
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                Bodies are prepared for burial in a mass grave outside Tacloban city. (Photo: Chris McGrath, Getty Images)
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                Typhoon survivors line up as they prepare to board a Japanese air force C-130 cargo plane bound for Cebu at Tacloban airport. (Photo: Mark Ralston, AFP/Getty Images)
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                U.S. military personnel unload boxes of relief supplies at the airport in Tacloban. (Photo: Ritchie B.Tongo, epa)
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                A crew member aboard a Philippines air force helicopter looks at typhoon damage as they fly over Tacloban. (Photo: Mark Ralston, AFP/Getty Images)
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                A man clears damaged trees outside Tacloban. (Photo: Chris McGrath, Getty Images)
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                A boy climbs across debris near the Tacloban astrodome evacuation center. (Photo: Dan Kitwood, Getty Images)
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                Typhoon survivors wait for a flight out of Tacloban. (Photo: Aaron Favila, AP)
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                Stuffed toys dry on a clothesline in Quinapundan town on Nov. 19 in Eastern Samar province, central Philippines. (Photo: Ted Aljibe, AFP/Getty Images)
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                Typhoon victims stand by tents at an evacuation center in Tacloban. (Photo: Francis R. Malasig, epa)
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                A man fans a fire in Tanauan. (Photo: Dan Kitwood, Getty Images)
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                Children play on a pool table in Leyte. (Photo: Dan Kitwood, Getty Images)
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                A man carries his dog and waves as he walks to board a South Korean cargo plane to evacuate in Tacloban. (Photo: Jeoffrey Maitem, Getty Images)
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                Typhoon victims leave with some of their belongings from their destroyed homes in Tacloban on Nov. 19. (Photo: Nicolas Asfouri, AFP/Getty Images)
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                Young Filipinos push a cart of water containers in an area destroyed in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban. (Photo: Kevin Frayer, Getty Images)
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                Residents play basketball with a makeshift net in Tacloban. (Photo: Kevin Frayer, Getty Images)
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                Residents sit around a fire in Tacloban. (Photo: Kevin Frayer, Getty Images)
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                Philippine typhoon victims salvage timber as they rebuild their homes in Tacloban. (Photo: Nic Bothma, epa)
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                Like this topic? You may also like these photo galleries:ReplayAutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideTelevision images showed a street under knee-deep floodwater carrying debris. Tin sheets ripped from roofs were flying above the street.Officials in Cebu province have shut down electric service to the northern part of the province to avoid electrocutions in case power pylons are toppled, said assistant regional civil defense chief Flor Gaviola.Thousands of people evacuated villages in the central Philippines as Haiyan took aim the region, which was devastated by an earthquake last month.No Atlantic or eastern Pacific hurricane has ever been stronger than Haiyan (typhoons are the same type of storms as hurricanes).About 10 million people live on the central Philippine islands and are most at risk from a direct strike from Haiyan.The latest forecast track shows Haiyan passing near Tacloban, a city of about 250,000, and Cebu, a city of nearly 1 million, reports meteorologist Eric Holthaus of Quartz magazine.The storm was not expected to directly hit Manila, which is farther north. Predictions for Manila were for winds of up to 37 mph and rain.TYPHOON: Why everyone is talking about itSUPER TYPHOON: Gusts estimated as high as 230 mphPresident Benigno Aquino III warned people to leave high-risk areas, including 100 coastal communities where forecasters said the storm surge could reach up to 23 feet. He urged seafarers to stay in port."No typhoon can bring Filipinos to their knees if we'll be united," he said in a televised address.Haiyan is the fourth typhoon to hit the Philippines in 2013, a nation that typically gets hit by more typhoons than any other country in the world, usually about six or seven each year.Haiyan is the Chinese word for petrel, a type of bird that lives over the open sea and returns to land only for breeding. The storm is known as Super Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines.Governors and mayors supervised the evacuation of landslide- and flood-prone communities in several provinces where the typhoon is expected to pass, said Eduardo del Rosario, head of the government's main disaster-response agency. School classes and plane flights were canceled in many areas.Aquino ordered officials to aim for zero casualties.Edgardo Chatto, governor of Bohol island province in the central Philippines, where an earthquake in October killed more than 200 people, said soldiers, police and rescue units were helping displaced residents, including thousands staying in small tents, move to shelters. Bohol is not forecast to receive a direct hit but is expected to be battered by strong winds and rain, government forecaster Jori Loiz said."My worst fear is that the eye of this typhoon will hit us. I hope we will be spared," Chatto told the Associated Press by telephone.After roaring across the Philippines, Haiyan is expected to move into the South China Sea and eventually hit Vietnam and Laos over the weekend, still as a typhoon.Contributing: William M. Welch in Los Angeles; The Associated Press
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