Daily struggles after Super Typhoon Haiyan

A year ago, Super Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippine island of Samar, reaching top wind speeds of nearly 380 kilometers per hour. Balangiga is one of the poorest regions in the area and was hit particularly hard - many buildings were destroyed and some 13,000 people were made homeless overnight. Only the village church remained.

A group of workers in the village of Quinapondan in eastern Samar is seen here transporting building materials. Organizations like the Red Cross have called upon programs like "cash for work" into existence to help out the regions affected by the typhoon.

Civil engineer Rachel Orit of the aid organization CARE is seen here explaining to residents of the Lanauan municipality on the island of Leyte how to build storm-proof houses. But how can these buildings withstand extremely high winds of over 300 kilometers per hour?

Thousands of families in the affected areas are still housed in tent camps and temporary shelters. Under the current conditions, these people would be helpless if they were to be exposed to another typhoon.

Typhoon Haiyan cut off many people from water supplies. It took months for water lines to be repaired. Even today, not all communities on the islands of Samar and Leyte have access to water. Residents of Samar Island even share a single water source.

A boy stands in front of his roofless primary school in the village of Lanauan, a three-hour drive from Tacloban. Reconstruction has been slower in remote villages. The terrain and impassable roads initially made conditions much more difficult than in the cities. People had to wait for disaster relief and support for weeks.

Haiyan crippled the local agriculture. Rice fields and coconut palm plantations, the livelihoods of many people, were destroyed by the hurricane. It will take years until the affected provinces can fully recover from the disaster.

The super typhoon destroyed countless fishing boats, including those belonging to Dioscoro Villacerans (shown here) who has been fishing in Tacloban for some 30 years. He only restarted fishing after receiving a donated boat a few months ago. However, his business is not doing as good. He said, "people have become poorer and buy less fish now."

A mass grave stands outside the church in the municipality of Palo on the island of Leyte. Over 6,000 deaths were officially confirmed. However, authorities estimate Haiyan claimed the lives of more than 10,000 people.

Haiyan flushed nine cargo ships onto the Tacloban lands. One of those was the "Eva Jocelyn," which was initially intended to remain on the island. However, residents have demanded the removal of the 3,000-ton merchant ship because of the painful memory it carries with it. The "Eva Jocelyn" is going to be relocated next month.

93-year-old Rogelio Solajes has experienced numerous typhoons in his life. However, the brutality of Haiyan was new for him. Solajes survived for hours by clinging to a palm tree on top of a hill. Thankfully, his 12-member family also survived the storm.

No nation in the world has witnessed as many tropical storms as the Philippines. However, the shock of Haiyan still sits deep. Children, in particular, have found the trauma they experienced to be very difficult to process.