Waray waray song for the victim of Yolanda

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On 8 November 2013, Typhoon Yolanda, international code name Haiyan, made landfall in the central Philippine islands region. The 600 km-diameter typhoon Yolanda crossed the Philippine archipelago, bringing widespread devastation in its path. Storm surges were primarily responsible for the 6,190 dead, 1,785 missing and 28,626 injured in Yolanda’s aftermath.

Yolanda is one of the most powerful typhoons to have made landfall in recorded history, with maximum sustained winds reaching 315 kph (170 knots) with gusts up to 379 kph (205 knots) just before landfall. This makes it equivalent to a Category 5 typhoon on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale, which has the capacity to cause catastrophic damage, a high percentage of destruction of framed homes, total roof failure and wall collapse, isolation of residential areas due to fallen trees and power poles, and power outages that could lasts for weeks to months (Lagmay, 2014).

Tacloban was the city hardest hit during the devastation of Typhoon Yolanda. The super typhoon barreled through the provincial capital, affecting the 221,174-strong population, rendering 2,646 dead and 701 missing due to storm surges, strong winds, and heavy rainfall (NDRRMC, 2014).

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