With fortitude: An emotional Elvira Galindo, 72, a public school teacher, tells how she and her family survived the five-metre storm surge from Super Typhoon Haiyan, in the city of Palo, Leyte province. — EPA
The Visayan spirit and energy will hopefully ensure a speedy recovery for the town caught in the eye of the storm.
ON Nov 8, Typhoon Haiyan ripped its way through the Visayan Island in central Philippines, causing unprecedented destruction and thousands of deaths. For many across Asean, the disaster brought back the painful memories of the 2004 tsunami.
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