Dr. Marie Jeanne, Orthopedic Surgeon, was sent to Guiuan to assess the medical needs after Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines. Her first person account, explains why the damages in Tacloban affected the other islands in Samar and what needs to be done to help people in those areas. Typhoon Haiyan, known as Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, was an exceptionally powerful tropical cyclone that devastated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines, in early November 2013. It is the deadliest Philippine typhoon on record, killing at least 6,166 people in that country alone.
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