8th November 2023 marks 10 years since super typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Yolanda, tore through the central Philippines, killing thousands. The strongest landfalling tropical cyclone ever observed and the deadliest in Philippines’ history.
To mark the anniversary I’ve re-released my eyewitness account of this historic, brutal storm. For more information please email James@EarthUncut.tv
Special thanks to my chase partners Josh Morgerman @iCyclone and Mark Thomas. As well as Nicky, Bobby and all those at the Hotel Alejandro. As well as all the hard working men and women in the Philippines Airforce, thank you!
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31 Comments
This is so well put together, like primetime tv good. A station in the Philippines (or anywhere for that matter) should pick it up.
Thank you sir James for the picture at the hotel restaurant .. we did went there just to catch you guys to take pictures. thank you so much
Thank you for this documentary, it's give me goosebumps all over again……though I'm residing in Metro Manila the devastation and feeling to get out is still in you….and thank God you guys were able to survive and the rest too.
If we never experienced Reming in 2006 here in Bicol, Rolly, a typhoon like Yolanda will be our wakeup call.
I was praying for the people who dies in this tragic event.. may they rest in peace
10th anniversary of Haiyan…
Typoon Haiyan was our version of the 2001 tsunami
Thank your for what you have done for the people of Tacloban
I still get teary eyed every time i see the aftermath of what happened to my hometown that day…. flashback of everything that happened
So you guys were the foreigners in those videos everyone saw everywhere. That answers my question. I've always wondered what were those tourists doing in a town being marked as dangerous days leading up to this. You intentionally went there.
It is the 10th year anniversary of Haiyan November 8. Watching on 12-11-23
This is the only time I saw my countrymen looted. So many disasters come and go in my country but our people have maintained their composure but during Haiyan, aid, relief goods were very difficult and slow to bring in people were forced to ransack a mall to look for food. The govt was overwhelmed bec of how vast the devastation was. No local govt was functioning bec the local officials themselves were refugees, survivors too.
Brother did you hear about weather manipulation using HARRP do you think typhoon haiyan is one of them what do you think man made or nature?
I'm a Yolanda survivor. I'm full of tears watching this video..
Salute to you as a Filipino, what i see is a Hero, the 3 of you are the Heroes of that Time.
I am from Tacloban and survive the storm surge with my 90year old mother who swam to a nearby fence to hold unto that made us survive. Thank you for the documentary that will live and told of what happen in that catastrophic day that we will never forget for the rest of our lives. P.S. my mother passed away peacefully at the age of 98 in August of 2021.✝️
IDK man , but you've got all balls of steel. Great documentary!
I live in panay island,when haiyan passed our town if i recall it was 11:00-12:00AM,it was the most nightmarish moment in my life,I talk to God that if this is my time,then make It swift,we survived by hiding on someone's garage…the extreme wind lasts for 4-5hrs after haiyan passed…at 7PM we are all on a 3 mile exodus to the evacuation center…I hide and cry,and by morning I volunteered for clearing operations so those who are stranded can finally come home,until I can finally come home and rebuild again…I hope and pray that such extreme storm will never happen again
..from the surf town of Tanauan. 100 meters from the beach. We survived.🌊🙏😢✝️❤️🇵🇭🤙.
Super strong typhoon.. I was here in Manila when that typhoon hit Leyte and nearby province.. Prayers for all those victims.
I am from Western Visayas,Philippines and experienced the wrath of Haiyan or Yolanda….
Thank you everyone for taking the time to watch this video – if you're a Yolanda survivor or were indirectly affected by the storm and want to share your story, please feel free to in the comments below.
This is still painful to watch. We lost loved ones in this typhoon. We have yet to find them 10 years since.
I cant believe that you added some UNSEEN footages that wasnt initially there in your first Documentary way back then 🙂
I was crying all throughout the video. 😢
My god, thanks for sharing this documentary. It was really a horrible moment. Glad your team were safe. ☹️
You owe it to the Philippine Air Force too. Maybe you just forgot to thank them. This is a special documentary thank you for sharing this video
wow
25:21 It Looks Like Its Out A Zombie Apocalypse Movie
My mother lost 2 of her relatives on this super typhoon. She and visited her hometown Tacloban 3 years later
After 10 years man I will never forget that experience (I was 13 years old at that time) me my mom and other relatives stayed in a hotel near the center of the city If I remember correctly around 6-7AM heavy rain or wind was already starting, after 3 hours we already hearing people in the lobby area, there where a lot of people the seek refuge due to high water. After the first day of the typhoon me my mom and other relatives walked all the way from the city to San Jose, while we were walking there was a lot of dead bodies and debris in the way. On the second day of the typhoon, I heard one of my mom's friends that one of my classmates (In my elementary or in junior high school) her and the entire family was killed during the storm surge except for their baby she was alive when they find her (Luckily there was a relative in manila he/she mediately took care of her). I was glad that me my mom and other relatives survived.
Thank you for this deep dive of Typhoon Haiyan, Thankfully we are in Mindanao Island when Typhoon hits in Visayas islands.