Map of Tacloban City, Philippines (IMAGE) World Scientific. Caption. Extracted from OpenStreetMap and the corresponding road network generated by the algorithm developed by the team. Once the ...

Geohazard maps of Tacloban already showed how exposed the city was to danger. “If you look at the geohazard map of Tacloban, only a small part is not red.

It says Tacloban City in Leyte province has been devastated, with most houses destroyed. In total, 670,000 people are said to have been displaced - about 55% of them are living in evacuation centres.

Aside from human life, another casualty of Super Typhoon Yolanda were the disaster maps showing areas in Tacloban that are vulnerable to calamities such as typhoons, floods, and fire.

Interactive map of the storm. The Tacloban airport was not ready to accommodate the landing of large planes carrying aid, though military helicopters began ferrying in supplies on Saturday.

Typhoon Haiyan caused widespread destruction in parts of the Philippines when it tore through on Friday. One of the hardest-hit areas was the city of Tacloban and its more than 220,000 residents.

Interactive map of the storm. The Tacloban airport was not ready to accommodate the landing of large planes carrying aid, though military helicopters began ferrying in supplies on Saturday.