Typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Yolanda, struck the central Philippines with sustained winds above 300 kilometres per hour and a storm surge that swept several kilometres inland at Tacloban.
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More than six thousand people were confirmed killed and around four million were displaced. Airports, ports and hospitals in the affected region were destroyed, delaying relief for days.
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The scale of the disaster shaped negotiations at that year's United Nations climate conference, where the Philippine delegate made an emotional appeal for action on emissions and loss and damage.
