Images Of Typhoon Haiyan’s Destruction The category 5 typhoon was one of the strongest storms in recorded history. posted on November 9, 2013 at 12:48pm EST An aerial view shows damaged houses on a coastal community after Typhoon Haiyan hit Iloilo Province, central Philippines on Nov. 9. Empty coffins lie on a street near houses damaged in Tacloban. Thousands of homes were de..