The Calm After The Storm: Five Years After Typhoon Haiyan

While memories of the gusting winds, catastrophic rain downpour and devastation that followed are vivid in the lives of those who were affected in New York and New Orleans, a similar chain of events were also felt by a resident across the world who lived through Super Typhoon Haiyan that struck the Philippines five years ago in November 2013.

Preparedness Is Key as Philippines Still at Risk

Two years after Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, community members in a small town met to discuss how to survive another typhoon, what to do in case of an earthquake and how to plan for a tsunami.

Filipino Spirituality Aids Recovery in the Islands

The devastation caused by Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 shook the lives of millions of Filipinos, including Sister Vilma Orejola, F.L.P, director of faith formation at Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Cambria Heights.

Rebuilding Livelihoods After Typhoon Haiyan

The typhoon – thought to be the strongest tropical cyclone to hit land in recorded history – not only devastated 44 Filipino provinces and claimed more than 6,300 lives, it also destroyed or disrupted the livelihoods of 5.6 million people.

Recovery Continues In the Philippines

First in a series of reports on the aftermath Super Typhoon Haiyan and the recovery process the people of the Philippines are still undergoing two years after the typhoon devastated the region.