( CNN ) -- When Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines on November 8 , 2013 , it struck the city of Tacloban hard . The capital city of Leyte province , nearly 400 miles south-east of Manila , was one of the first places hit by the storm and was devastated by a huge `` storm surge '' fueled by winds that reached an average of 195 mph ( 310 kmph ) . Around 200,000 people were made homeless in a matter of hours as a wall of ocean water flattened their homes . Tacloban City Stadium was one of just a handful of structures in the area to withstand the storm , despite its coastal location . CNN camera operator Scott Clotworthy visited it and other locations in Tacloban used by the AFP agency seven months ago and shot these updated photos . Read more : Returning to a city still struggling , but determined . Is Tacloban 'building back better ' after Typhoon Haiyan ? See : Tacloban stadium before and after Typhoon Haiyan .
Scroll the slider above to see Tacloban after the storm that struck on November 8 , 2013 and six months later . Hide Caption 1 of 9 Photos CNN revisited the city in May 2014 .