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In photos: Monster storm roars into Philippines

By Staff Global News
Posted November 8, 2013 12:07 pm
1 min read
Haiyan headed toward the Philippines (NOAA).
Haiyan headed toward the Philippines (NOAA).
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One of the strongest storms on record slammed into the central Philippines on Friday, killing at least four people, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes and knocking out power and communications in several provinces.

Huge Typhoon Haiyan raced across a string of islands from east to west – Samar, Leyte, Cebu and Panay- and lashed beach communities with over 200 kilometre (124 mile) per hour winds. Nearly 750,000 people were forced to flee their homes.

Haiyan makes landfall on November 8, 2013. (NOAA)
Haiyan makes landfall on November 8, 2013. (NOAA).
One of the most intense typhoons on record whipped the Philippines on November 8, killing three people and terrifying millions as monster winds tore roofs off buildings and giant waves washed away flimsy homes. (Charism Sayat/AFP/Getty Images) View image in full screen
One of the most intense typhoons on record whipped the Philippines on November 8, killing three people and terrifying millions as monster winds tore roofs off buildings and giant waves washed away flimsy homes. (Charism Sayat/AFP/Getty Images).

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A house is engulfed by the storm surge brought about by powerful typhoon Haiyan that hit Legazpi city, Albay province. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting) View image in full screen
A house is engulfed by the storm surge brought about by powerful typhoon Haiyan that hit Legazpi city, Albay province. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting).
Residents sift through the shoreline amidst a storm surge brought about by powerful typhoon Haiyan at Legazpi city, Albay province. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting) View image in full screen
Residents sift through the shoreline amidst a storm surge brought about by powerful typhoon Haiyan at Legazpi city, Albay province. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting). AP Photo/Nelson Salting
Residents clear a road after trees were toppled by strong winds at the onslaught of powerful typhoon Haiyan that hit the island province of Cebu, Philippines. (AP Photo/Chester Baldicantos) View image in full screen
Residents clear a road after trees were toppled by strong winds at the onslaught of powerful typhoon Haiyan that hit the island province of Cebu, Philippines. (AP Photo/Chester Baldicantos).
Soldiers make the rounds to enforce the evacuation of residents as powerful typhoon Haiyan hits Legazpi city, Albay province. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting) View image in full screen
Soldiers make the rounds to enforce the evacuation of residents as powerful typhoon Haiyan hits Legazpi city, Albay province. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting).
A farmer inspects his cornfields that was damage by the passing of Super Typhoon Haiyan into coastal communities on the central island of Cebu.(STR/AFP/Getty Images) View image in full screen
A farmer inspects his cornfields that was damage by the passing of Super Typhoon Haiyan into coastal communities on the central island of Cebu.(STR/AFP/Getty Images).
A resident runs past an uprooted tree amidst strong winds as Typhoon Haiyan pounded Cebu City, in central Philippines. View image in full screen
A resident runs past an uprooted tree amidst strong winds as Typhoon Haiyan pounded Cebu City, in central Philippines. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
A mother and her children brave heavy rains as they head for an evacuation center amidst strong winds as Typhoon Haiyan pounded Cebu City, in central Philippines. ( STR/AFP/Getty Images) View image in full screen
A mother and her children brave heavy rains as they head for an evacuation center amidst strong winds as Typhoon Haiyan pounded Cebu City, in central Philippines. ( STR/AFP/Getty Images). (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
Debris litter the road by the coastal village in Legazpi city following a storm surge brought about by powerful Typhoon Haiyan in Albay province. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting) View image in full screen
Debris litter the road by the coastal village in Legazpi city following a storm surge brought about by powerful Typhoon Haiyan in Albay province. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting).
A man reinforces his house with banana stalks as powerful typhoon Haiyan hits Legazpi city, Albay province. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting) View image in full screen
A man reinforces his house with banana stalks as powerful typhoon Haiyan hits Legazpi city, Albay province. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting).
Huge waves brought about by powerful typhoon Haiyan hit the shoreline in Legazpi city, Albay province. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting) View image in full screen
Huge waves brought about by powerful typhoon Haiyan hit the shoreline in Legazpi city, Albay province. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting). (AP Photo/Nelson Salting)
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Workers examine the damage after a giant Christmas tree was toppled by strong winds at the onslaught of the powerful typhoon Haiyan. (AP Photo Chester Baldicantos) View image in full screen
Workers examine the damage after a giant Christmas tree was toppled by strong winds at the onslaught of the powerful typhoon Haiyan. (AP Photo Chester Baldicantos). (AP Photo/Chester Baldicantos)
People stand at the pier as Super Typhoon Haiyan smashes into coastal communities on the central island of Bacalod. (JULIUS MARIVELES/AFP/Getty Images) View image in full screen
People stand at the pier as Super Typhoon Haiyan smashes into coastal communities on the central island of Bacalod. (JULIUS MARIVELES/AFP/Getty Images).
Typhoon Haiyan approaching the Philippines. (EUMETSTAT) View image in full screen
Typhoon Haiyan approaching the Philippines. (EUMETSTAT). (EUMETSAT)

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