Typhoon Haiyan (known as Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines)
devastated the Visayas Region, specifically Leyte and Samar
Islands, on November 8, 2013. As of January 2014, the rebuilding
and relief efforts are slowly progressing in this region. However,
the devastation was so severe that, as I write this, debris is still
being cleared and recovery is only in its most early stages.