A survivor walks through smoke in a community that was flattened by the effects of typhoon Haiyan in Tolosa, Leyte
The City of Guian after typhoon Haiyan hit Eastern Samar.
Survivors walk on a highway that was destroyed by the effects of typhoon Haiyan in order to reach the nearest town with available supplies in Hernani, Eastern Samar.
A member of "Task Force Cadaver" pauses after carrying a newly delivered cadaver to a field designated for recovered bodies to be processed and tagged before they are moved to a mass burial site in Tacloban City, December 14, 2013. The task force has been given the mandate to collect, process and bury the bodies of the individuals that have been killed by Typhoon Haiyan and is composed of personnel coming different government agencies which includes the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Philippine National Police (PNP), Department of Health (DOH) and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), among others.
Bodies of a woman and a child, victims of Typhoon Haiyan float in a sea in Tacloban City.
What remained from a church after typhoon Haiyan struck the town of Batang in Hernani, Eastern Samar.
Residents walk in a village among houses destroyed by super Typhoon Haiyan in Tanauan, Leyte.
Residents put up a sign asking for help and food after super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tanauan, Leyte.
A survivor takes a break from carrying a pail of water to bring back to his family in the town of Bislig, Leyte.
Survivors wait for days in line to get a seat inside a military aircraft that evacuates victims from Tacloban city.
Painted messages for help directed towards the sky hoping that aid and rescue workers would see them were a regular sight throughout towns, most of which were isolated after typhoon Haiyan struck and took days to get to.
What was left of barangay Magallanes in Tacloban city after it was destroyed by the effects of typhoon Haiyan
Survivors of typhoon Hiayan scramble for aid given by a humanitarian group in Palo, Leyte.
Mass grave in Tacloban, one month after Haiyan hit the province.
A member of "Task Force Cadaver" drags a tarpaulin to be used to cover bodies that have been processed and tagged before they move it to a mass burial ground where they would have proper individual burials in Tacloban City, December 14, 2013. The task force has been given the mandate to collect, process and bury the bodies of the individuals that have been killed by Typhoon Haiyan and is composed of personnel coming different government agencies which includes the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Philippine National Police (PNP), Department of Health (DOH) and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), among others.
Survivors of typhoon Haiyan inside a gymnasium that served as preemtive evacuation center in Palo, Leyte.
Residents who survived typhoon Haiyan and have rebuilt their homes are seen along a hill in Palo, Leyte.
A survivor buillds a new home using salvaged materials after it was destroyed by typhoon Haiyan in Palo, Leyte. The government's slow provision of shelter left no choice for the majority of the survivors built to rebuild on their own.
A survivor is seen inside her home that was destroyed by the effects of Typhoon Haiyan in Balangkayan, Eastern Samar