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Typhoon-stricken Philippine town starts rebuilding

Guiuan, Philippines : People swept dirt from the pews and wiped clean the mud-covered, ornate tile floors of a church. The sound of hammers hitting nails and the buzzing of chain saws reverberated in the

India TV News Desk India TV News Desk Updated on: November 16, 2013 10:49 IST
typhoon stricken philippine town starts rebuilding
typhoon stricken philippine town starts rebuilding

Guiuan, Philippines : People swept dirt from the pews and wiped clean the mud-covered, ornate tile floors of a church. The sound of hammers hitting nails and the buzzing of chain saws reverberated in the streets. Debris was piled on corners and set ablaze.





And amid all this activity, a stream of bodies continued their final journey toward a hillside mass grave where nearly 170 had been buried by Friday afternoon. The Philippines' main disaster agency said Saturday the death toll stood at 3,633 with 12,487 people injured. Another 1,179 people are missing.

Most of the casualties occurred on Leyte and Samar islands.

One week after Typhoon Haiyan razed the eastern part of the Philippines, leaving 600,000 homeless, resilient residents of the disaster zone were rebuilding their lives and those of their neighbors.

An international aid effort gathered steam, highlighted by the helicopter drops conducted from the American aircraft carrier USS George Washington. But the storm victims moved ahead—with or without help from their government or foreign aid groups.
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