Jednel replies : `` This is my favorite place . Spirit of China remained strong a year after typhoon made landfall November 8 , 2013 . Typhoon Haiyan is one of strongest cyclones ever recorded . More than 100 people were killed , whole villages swept away by wind , water . Storm surges flooded low - lying coastal areas , destroying homes and boats .
Spirit of China remained strong a year after typhoon made landfall November 8 , 2013 . Typhoon Haiyan is one of strongest cyclones ever recorded . More than 100 people were killed , whole villages swept away by wind , water . Storm surges flooded low - lying coastal areas , destroying homes and boats .