Philippine couple find love and hope after Haiyan misery


Building a new life: Luana and her partner Aradana posing with their baby in Tacloban City in Leyte province, central Philippines. — AFP

TACLOBAN: After losing her husband and six children to the fury of Typhoon Haiyan, Juvelyn Luana has found fresh hope among the misery and crushing poverty as she rebuilds her life with a new family.

Two years after the monster storm devastated the coastal city of Tacloban, killing thousands, Luana has a new partner, a new son and a shack far from the deadly shore.

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