Award of Excellence
Paula Bronstein
Freelance
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"Devastation:Philippines"
A man with multiple injuries lies on a stretcher waiting for care at the Divine Word hospital in Tacloban, Philippines November 17, 2013. He later died of his injuries due to infection.Typhoon Haiyan devastated the region with estimated death toll of around 10,000. The Philippines has been host to a number of natural disasters but on November 8, 2013 Typhoon Haiyan hit the islands of Leyte and Samar causing catastrophic destruction. Haiyan ( also known as Yolanda ) was an exceptionally powerful cyclone that is the strongest typhoon ever recorded. Around 6,190 people were killed and as of January, 2014 bodies are still being found. According to the UN officials about 11 million people have been affected, many left homeless.
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