Rescue & Recovery Effort Underway in the Philippines Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A general shot shows houses destroyed by the strong winds caused by typhoon Haiyan at Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte on November 9, 2013. ( NOEL CELIS/AFP / Getty ) Produced by PRI and WNYC