Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international code name: Haiyan) made its first landfall in Guiuan, Eastern Samar on November 8, 2013, packing maximum sustained winds of 314 kilometers per hour, with gusts up to 379 kph. It battered the Visayas region, particularly the provinces of Eastern Samar, Western Samar, Leyte, Biliran, Cebu, Bohol, Capiz, Iloilo, and Antique, and also Palawan. One of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded, Yolanda killed about 6,300 people, injured 28,689 and left 1,061 missing. The cost of Yolanda's damage has been estimated at P89.5 billion. Video by INQUIRER.net's Cathy Miranda
Sources: Inquirer Archives, NDRRMC
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