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One of the most powerful storms ever recorded has left thousands dead in the Philippines

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Local and foreign medical teams prepare to board a Philippines air force C-130 transport plane in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, in search of victims in the areas devastated by Typhoon Haiyan. Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction and scores of people dead.Wally Santana/The Associated Press

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Residents cover their noses to avoid the smell in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines, on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. The city remains littered with debris from damaged homes.Bullit Marquez/The Associated Press

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Residents gather water outside damaged houses in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines, on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. The city remains littered with debris from damaged homes as many complain of shortage of food, water and no electricity since the Typhoon Haiyan slammed into their province. Haiyan, one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded, slammed into central Philippine provinces Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction and scores of people dead.Aaron Favila/The Associated Press

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People stand among debris and ruins of houses destroyed after Super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city in central Philippines, November 10, 2013. Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, killed at least 10,000 people in the central Philippines province of Leyte, a senior police official said on Sunday, with coastal towns and the regional capital devastated by huge waves.ERIK DE CASTRO/Reuters

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Residents walk past damaged houses in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines, on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013.Bullit Marquez/The Associated Press

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Empty coffins lie on a street near houses damaged after super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city, central Philippines November 10, 2013. As rescue workers struggled to reach ravaged villages along the coast, where the death toll is as yet unknown, survivors foraged for food as supplies dwindled.ROMEO RANOCO/Reuters

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A store owner aims his gun to prevent a mob of people who tried to storm his grocery in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines, on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013.Aaron Favila/The Associated Press

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