audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Two weeks after Haiyan - the deadliest Philippine typhoon on record - struck the Central Region of this country, both local and foreign aid continues to pour in, and some roads are already passable, easing the way for growing relief operations. Huge numbers, including many children, were left homeless, and are surviving in cramped, unhygienic conditions in damaged buildings. People in Guiuan are starting to rebuild their lives. They are removing the debris from their homes and trying to find roofs so they can at least have some shelter from the weather. The town of around 30,000 people now has a supply of clean food and water. Many, though, do not have any shelter. As of November 20, 2013, the NDRRMC (National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council) updated typhoon casualties to 4,011 dead, 18, 557 injured, and 1,602 still missing. Of the 2,145,359 families affected, 929,893 families were displaced. The number of damaged houses are estimated at 648,160 with 323,454 of those homes totally destroyed. The typhoon compromised about 80% of the coconut trees, a major source of livelihood for the locals. It also caused major damage to provinces responsible for one-third of the rice production in the country. Total rebuilding costs are estimated at USD $5 Billion.
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Nov. 13, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Survivors walk through the devastated town of Guiuan. The city Guiuan at the Philippine island Samar was the first place the typhoon hit.
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Nov 15, 2013 - Cebu City, Philippines - Evacuees who were taken to Cebu City for safety are frustrated and restless away from their homes on Samar. Samar, with 50,000 residents, was one of the last to receive emergency relief.
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November 13, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - The city Guiuan on the island Samar was the first place the typhoon hit. Survivors walk the streets through the devastation after typhoon Haiyan.
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Nov. 13, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - The town's church of Immaculate conception, one of the oldest in the country, was heavily damaged during the Typhoon. The city Guiuan at the Philippine island Samar was the first place the typhoon hit.
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Nov 13, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - An aerial view of the city Guiuan on the Philippine island Samar, which was the first place the typhoon hit. The city, the neighboring cities and the whole area are razed to the ground.
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Nov. 13, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - RAQUEL HUSUN shows her 3 year-old son JIFF (in hammock) what was once their home.
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Nov. 15, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - A local resident washes dishes in what is left of her destroyed home. The city Guiuan at the Philippine island Samar was the first place the typhoon hit.
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Nov. 13, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Two-year-old GAYORS sleeps on a wooden floor between his families' few belongings.
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Nov. 15, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - A young boy plays on a broken drum kit inside a destroyed home.
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Nov. 15, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - A religious statue is all that is left in a church destroyed after typhoon Haiyan swept the area. Approximately 80 percent of the Philippine population belongs to the Roman Catholic Church, while two percent is linked to the Protestant faith.
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Nov 13, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - An aerial view of the city Guiuan on the Philippine island Samar, which was the first place the typhoon hit, shows the devastation.
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Nov. 13, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Women find shelter under umbrellas inside a ruined home.
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Nov 15, 2013 - Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines - At the evacuation reception center in Cebu, ROMEO ESPANOLA (42) is treated for wounds on his arms and chest from holding on for his life, when the storm hit.
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Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Typhoon survivor LEA CORAZON sleeps in a makeshift hammock in a shed by the port, after the family home was destroyed.
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Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - A Typhoon survivor lives amongst the ruins, after the family home was destroyed.
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Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Typhoon survivor EDIN GAEDI (41) had her leg amputated at a private hospital. She needs a blood transfusion, but doesn't have enough money to pay for one.
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Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - SAYRABELL BAGENAN was born two months premature, she lies in a cardboard box at the private hospital.
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Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Men work in what is left of the local market, cutting meat for sale and throwing the scraps to scavenging dogs.
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Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - A cracked portrait of Christ lies in the rubble of the local church. The town's church dates from the 1700's and has survived several typhoons, but Haiyan proved to be too powerful.
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Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Survivors talk to relatives on a satellite phone set up for victims at a local market.
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Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Typhoon survivor DELORES ROSALDO (84) tries to make do with what is left of her destroyed home.
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Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Family pictures and other belongings collected from destroyed homes after the typhoon struck, are hung out to dry.
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Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Under cloudy skies, two small children play in the street amongst the devastation.
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Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Under a makeshift shelter a typhoon survivor resides where his home once stood.
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