Typhoon Haiyan Devastates The Philippines (2024)

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What I Saw: A Photographer's Last Dispatch From The Philippines

November 21, 2013 • NPR photographer David Gilkey has photographed in extreme situations — from the surge in Afghanistan, to bombings in Gaza, to the tsunami in Japan, but nothing could have prepared him for what he saw in the village of Barangay 68 in Tacloban City, Philippines.

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A Chronic Problem In Disaster Zones: No Fuel

November 20, 2013 • Typhoon Haiyan, like many disasters that preceded it, created a critical shortage of gasoline. This hampered ordinary Filipinos trying to rebuild their lives, as well as aid organizations trying to help them. One U.S. group has made it its mission to provide free gas.

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Life Is Slowly Returning To Shattered Philippine City

November 20, 2013 • Tacloban was leveled by Typhoon Haiyan. "We have citizens, but no city," an official said. Twelve days later, people in the city of more than 200,000 are getting more help. But of the 13 million or so people affected by the storm, less than half may have received aid so far.

One By One, Businesses Reopen In Typhoon-Hit Tacloban

November 20, 2013 • Since the typhoon hit the Philippines, doing business in the hardest-hit city of Tacloban has been next to impossible But on Wednesday, five gas stations, two hardware stores and several banks reopened.

Tacloban Stores Slowly Reopen But Debris Cleaning Is Ongoing

November 20, 2013 • Life is slowly beginning to return to normal in Tacloban, the Philippine city devastated by a massive typhoon earlier this month. The national death toll from the storm is around 4,000 people. Some 4 million have been displaced.

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Typhoon Haiyan's Exact Death Toll May Never Be Known

November 19, 2013 • veThe storm struck on Nov. 8 and some remote islands have yet to be reached. It's been difficult to get help to some survivors and to account for the dead. As of Tuesday, the official death toll stood at nearly 4,000. Among them were at least 5 Americans.

More Aid Reaching Remote Areas Of Philippines

November 19, 2013 • Displaced typhoon survivors in Tacloban are still trying to get a handle on their lives being turned upside down. Many will be dependent on aid for months to come.

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How And Where Should We Rebuild After Natural Disasters?

November 18, 2013 • There will be more big typhoons, some in poor countries, some in wealthier regions. But one thing we all share is a difficulty in keeping the next disaster in mind as we rebuild. Most cities are coastal, where even the certainty of big losses hasn't dissuaded people from moving into harm's way.

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11 Days After Typhoon, Parts Of Philippines Yet To Be Helped

November 18, 2013 • The numbers about the superstorm's effects keep getting worse. Officials say that nearly 13 million people were affected by Typhoon Haiyan, with at least 4 million left homeless, and that some haven't been reached yet on remote islands.

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Catholics In Philippines Turn To Church To Cope With Typhoon

November 18, 2013 • On Sunday, people made their way to church through the rubble and debris caused by Typhoon Haiyan. Parishioners say that in the days after one of the world's most powerful storms crashed into Tacloban, the church has been a focal point for the community, a place to be together and to mourn.

Even Volunteers In Philippines Need Help: 'Everybody Was Equally Hit'

November 17, 2013 • Ten days after typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines, people there still need basic food, water and shelter. Host Arun Rath talks to David Gazashvili, the deputy emergency director for the food aid group CARE. Gazashvili is in the Philippine city of Cebu and is coordinating the group's response.

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In The Philippines, Signs Of Hope As Relief Efforts Pick Up

November 17, 2013 • The death toll has edged up, but an international relief effort is delivering much needed aid to hard-hit and hard-to-reach areas. A little over a week after a typhoon devastated parts of the country, victims also took solace at Sunday services.

Connecting To The Internet, And The World, Post-Disaster

November 17, 2013 • Responding to a natural disaster requires old and new technology. Experts working on new social networking map apps, Wi-Fi and cell tower experts, and old-school amateur radio operators are all working to help Filipinos cope with the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.

Navy, Marines Mobilize To Help Philippines By Air

November 17, 2013 • The U.S. is using Navy helicopters and Marine Osprey cargo planes to get to remote typhoon-ravaged Philippine islands in areas that have been hard to reach. The coordinated effort is a complicated dance.

LA's Filipinos Grieve For Loved Ones Abroad By Taking Action

November 16, 2013 • In Southern California, the largest Filipino community in the U.S. has mobilized relief efforts to aid the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. They are praying in solidarity, donating money and supplies, and volunteering their services while they wait for news of family and friends.

UN: Nearly 2 Million Displaced By Typhoon

November 16, 2013 • More than a week after Typhoon Haiyan decimated parts of the Philippines, many residents there are still awaiting help to secure food and shelter. The official death toll has climbed to more than 3,600. And the United Nations now estimates that the storm left nearly 2 million people homeless.

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Photos: A Crippled Hospital Aids Desperate Survivors

November 16, 2013 • In the typhoon-ravaged heart of the Philippines, many hospitals were badly damaged or destroyed by the storm. NPR photojournalist David Gilkey takes a look at one hospital that continues to operate despite a lack of food, water or medical supplies.

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Estimate Of Number Left Homeless By Typhoon Soars

November 16, 2013 • As authorities reach more of the places where Haiyan struck in the Philippines, they're finding that many more people than first thought were displaced. The new figure: 1.9 million, up from the earlier estimate of 900,000.

Typhoon Death Toll Continues To Climb

November 16, 2013 • International relief efforts struggle to reach victims of Typhoon Haiyan. NPR's Anthony Kuhn joins Weekend Edition Saturday guest host Don Gonyea with the latest from the Philippines.

Doctoring Amid Typhoon Haiyan's Ruins

November 16, 2013 • Homes and businesses in the Philippines weren't the only buildings destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan last week. Hospitals in the city of Tacloban also took a direct hit. Doctors are doing what they can in their shattered buildings to aid the thousands of typhoon victims.

Philippines Has A 'Love-Hate Relationship' With U.S.

November 15, 2013 • The U.S. relationship with the Philippines goes way back. University of Hawaii Professor Patricio Abinales, who was born in the Philippines, tells Steve Inskeep his country's love-hate relationship with the U.S. began in the late 19th century after America purchased the islands from Spain.