Typhoon Haiyan (known as Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines) devastated the Visayas Region, specifically Leyte and Samar Islands, on November 8, 2013. As of January 2014, the rebuilding and relief efforts are slowly progressing in this region. However, the devastation was so severe that, as I write this, debris is still being cleared and recovery is only in its most early stages.
