More than 70,000 live in coastal areas designated as danger zones in the Philippines . These areas were ravaged when Typhoon Haiyan struck a year ago , killing thousands . `` We have to buy everything here , from water for cooking and drinking , even water for taking a bath and washing clothes and wood for cooking , '' she said . The storm surge from that typhoon was so powerful it caused parts of Manila to be submerged under water for days and left many people without power or access to clean drinking water. The typhoon wiped out industries , making life a struggle for many survivors .
More than 70,000 live in coastal areas designated as danger zones in the Philippines . These areas were ravaged when Typhoon Haiyan struck a year ago , killing thousands . The storm surge from that typhoon was so powerful it caused parts of Manila to be submerged under water for days and left many people without power or access to clean drinking water. The typhoon wiped out industries , making life a struggle for many survivors .