out the storm with her job, customer service just south of hard hit hit tack chlo pan. instead of heading back to her home. she commutes every day but this particular day, she decided to stay there because of the bad weather. the last text message we got from her is just her asking if her mom is okaying. for nino, the pictures of the aftermath of the typhoon hit home. i studied at that the city of tacloban. and looking at the is and the people there, i could see myself in that place. i could see my half sister in that place. it s very personal. reporter: perhaps the strongest tropical cyclone in recorded history, typhoon haiyan slam add the philippines with a force 3 1/2 times stronger than hurricane katrina in 2005. that unnerves nino who is