I shot this video on December 7, 2013, one month after super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). I was walking through what was left of the shoreline barangay of Seawall in Tacloban City. When I first saw this area after the typhoon, there was literally nothing left. The entire community – save for one or two concrete structures – had been washed away by the storm surge and high winds. It was on the day that I first stood on the edges of Seawall that I realized how serious the typhoon had been and how much destruction and loss of life had occurred.

Almost immediately, people began rebuilding. The first step was to clear away the debris and then break up the concrete and carry it away. Once some land was cleared, they could begin rebuilding their homes. Nearly every structure you see in this video has been built after the typhoon.

At the end of the video, I reach a small bridge over a river. That marks the dividing line between the barangays of Seawall and Anibong.

Tags: barangay, Philippines Bike Trip 2013, Tacloban City, typhoon