By John Carl Alonsagay
Typhoon Yolanda Story Hub Visayas
BARBAZA, Antique –It used to be a rural paradise but Typhoon Haiyan’s wrath turned it into a desolate place.
The northern part of Antique Province in Panay Island, Philippines is a picture of hell on earth when Typhoon Yolanda wreaked havoc on it for several hours in the afternoon of Nov. 8, 2013.
Mary Jane, 31, a resident of the coastal village of Lindero in the town of Barbaza says she watched other nipa huts and trees blown away by the strong winds. Read the rest of the story here.
Typhoon Yolanda Story Hub Visayas is a Citizen Journalism Portal created on Nov. 13, 2013 by veteran journalists, student writers, mobile journalists, and photographers based in Iloilo City, Panay Island, Central Philippines. The Story Hub tells the stories behind the stories when Typhoon Yolanda (Int’l name: Haiyan) lashed through Panay Island — severely damaging Northern Iloilo and the provinces of Antique, Capiz, and Aklan.
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