Residents in a town south of Manila flinch from wind and rain brought on by Typhoon Haiyan Nov. 8. The storm, possibly the most powerful ever to hit land, battered the central Philippines, forcing millions of people to flee to safer ground, cutting power lines and blowing apart houses. (CNS photo/Charlie Saceda, Reuters) (Nov. 8, 2013) See HAIYAN-COMMUNICATIONS Nov. 8, 2013.