Powerful typhoon slams Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan-ravaged Philippine islands faced a daunting relief effort that had barely begun Monday, as bloated bodies lay uncollected and uncounted in the streets and survivors pleaded for food, water and medicine.
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Bea Joy was named after her grandmother Beatrice, who was missing following the onslaught of typhoon Haiyan. Ortega was in an evacuation center when the storm surge hit and flooded the city. She had to swim to survive before finding safety at the airport.
Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday, leaving a wide swath of destruction. It is feared that thousands are dead.
One of the most intense typhoons ever recorded tore into the Philippines, triggering flash floods and ripping down buildings as millions of people huddled indoors.
Weather officials say that Haiyan had sustained winds at 147 miles per hour, with gusts of 170 mph when it made landfall.