@nathaniellukepudi: Super typhoon yolanda edit Typhoon Yolanda was one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded It hit the Philippines on November 8 2013 as a super typhoon and caused massive destruction especially in Leyte and Samar It brought extremely strong winds and a huge storm surge which flooded coastal areas Tacloban City was one of the hardest hit places Yolanda had maximum sustained winds around 315 km/h according to some estimates making it an extremely powerful storm It caused thousands of deaths and displaced millions of people After leaving the Philippines it continued toward Vietnam and weakened Yolanda is internationally known as Typhoon Haiyan 🌪️