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Super Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines Friday, packing center winds of 235 kilometers per hour as it carved a trail of destruction across the country.
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Our correspondent in the Philippines, Cris Larano, provides updates on Typhoon Haiyan, which made landfall in the Philippines in the pre-dawn hours on Friday.
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From Haiyan to Yolanda: How the Philippines Names its Storms
She may be known as Haiyan internationally, but the strongest tropical cyclone in the world so far this year is known in the Philippines as Yolanda.
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Haiyan, the strongest tropical cyclone to hit the Philippines since 1991, has triggered floods and storm surges, toppled trees and homes, and left at least three people dead.
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One of the strongest storms on record slammed into the central Philippines on Friday, packing winds of 235 kilometers an hour as it carved a trail of destruction across the country. At least three deaths were reported.
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