For Filipinos, despair and prayers

Emil Guillermo, Special to CNN
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Updated 2:15 PM EST, Tue November 12, 2013
A man reconstructs his house in the bay of Tacloban, Leyte province, Philippines, on Wednesday, November 27, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, hit the country's eastern seaboard on November 8, leaving a wide swath of destruction, including more than 5,000 deaths.
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A man reconstructs his house in the bay of Tacloban, Leyte province, Philippines, on Wednesday, November 27, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, hit the country's eastern seaboard on November 8, leaving a wide swath of destruction, including more than 5,000 deaths.
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A man rests on his damaged house along the shore in Tacloban on Monday, November 25.
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A man rests on his damaged house along the shore in Tacloban on Monday, November 25.
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Road traffic moves past destroyed houses in Palo, Leyte province, on Sunday, November 24, weeks after typhoon Haiyan caused heavy damage to life and property in the Philippines.
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Road traffic moves past destroyed houses in Palo, Leyte province, on Sunday, November 24, weeks after typhoon Haiyan caused heavy damage to life and property in the Philippines.
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A woman rests inside the damaged Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in Tacloban, Philippines, on Sunday, November 24.
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A woman rests inside the damaged Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in Tacloban, Philippines, on Sunday, November 24.
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A woman looks over the devastated waterfront in Tacloban on November 24.
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A woman looks over the devastated waterfront in Tacloban on November 24.
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Typhoon survivors walk down a road in Palo, Philppines, during a procession for typhoon victims on November 24.
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Typhoon survivors walk down a road in Palo, Philppines, during a procession for typhoon victims on November 24.
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A vehicle lies in the water in Tacloban on Saturday, November 23.
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A vehicle lies in the water in Tacloban on Saturday, November 23.
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A man searches through the debris in Tacloban on November 23.
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A man searches through the debris in Tacloban on November 23.
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A man scavenges piles of wood amid damaged container vessels on November 23 in Tacloban.
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A man scavenges piles of wood amid damaged container vessels on November 23 in Tacloban.
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Local people begin to help clear debris near the shoreline where several tankers ran aground on November 23 in Leyte. The death toll from the storm stands at more than 5,000, according to a government-run news agency.
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Local people begin to help clear debris near the shoreline where several tankers ran aground on November 23 in Leyte. The death toll from the storm stands at more than 5,000, according to a government-run news agency.
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