by SilverBackpacker | Leyte, Philippines, tacloban
I first visited Tacloban five months after Typhoon Yolanda struck the city. It was like a war zone. Totally devastated. Now three years later i had the chance to return and see if it had changed at all. The centre of town was now clean, with new businesses sringing...
by SilverBackpacker | Leyte, Philippines, tacloban
I was very tired, worn out and mentally drained from walking around the disaster areas of Tacloban that were devestated by the typhoon yolanda last November 2013. I decided to make my way back along the main road towards the bus terminal where i would take a bus out...
by SilverBackpacker | Leyte, Philippines, tacloban
Meet a family of Yolanda Survivors The Alcaraz family lost their home in Brgy Anibong, Tacloban during the typhoon Yolanda on 8th November 2013. It was destroyed by the huge waves that hit Tacloban that morning. Luckily the family had heeded the typhoon warnings and...