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Day Four – Super Typhoon Yolanda

November 12, 2013 – 10:20 am
The smell of dead bodies fills the air in Tacloban

As if a super-typhoon and storm surge weren’t enough, a low-pressure system has moved into the Tacloban area, bringing with it more rain. I was woken up early this morning to the unwelcome sound of rain drumming against my windows and, of course, pouring through the cracks and flooding the room. Being an idiot, I had put the second mattress on the floor with many …

Super-Typhoon Yolanda – My First Three Days

November 10, 2013 – 3:39 pm
St. Nino Street in Tacloban City

On Nov 8, 2013, super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) hit the town of Tacloban in the Philippines. I was in Tacloban at the time, and my hotel was hit with a storm surge ten feet deep. This is the first part of the journal I kept through the experience.