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Aftermath, the storm, the level of destruction, the damage is just nothing like what our crews saw a little more than a year ago. that storm surge as you can imagine, an 18-footer, six meter wall of water basically crashing into the very flimsy construction, the buildings. you can imagine the sort of damage that brought. and then consider that there were thousands of people inside those homes at the time. this time around, those people got out. they got out very early through the government warnings and obviously on their own volition, having lived through high end last year. robyn, you walk a...

>> yes, there is a sense of relief. the storm is only about 100 kilometers. they expect it -- >> have there been -- >> have there been any reports, i'm struggling to hear you a little bit. i just want to get confirmation. have you had any reports of deaths or casualties? >> yes, as i said before, there

Right now, joining us live. hi, there, andrew, i can see you inside a church. just describe what people are seeing there now? >> reporter: hi, robyn, this is the evacuation center and has been for the past two or three days. and there are still probably 3 or 400 people here. there are sacks of food, cooking implements. dogs and chickens tied up outside. so there is a whole community feel here. and despite the people here, there is also services. in fact, there is one in about 20 minutes now from now. what the people here have been telling me first is really a sense of great relief. relief that...

Have been deaths. there violent been effective management. it is about good execution, i am very proud of my people. and the typhoon is just now moving. so we'll just now -- >> thank you very much. sir. i'm struggling to hear you. it is a bit of a bad line, i heard you say you're proud of your people. and many there are working together over the past few days and will continue to do so as the storm continues to rage. thank you, that was the mayor of

Surge that came in during the typhoon haiyan. it did not happen this time around. the wind speeds were a lot less as well, robyn, although we do have a lot of rain, the skies are slowly clearing as in the cloud is getting higher and lighter. we are still expecting a lot more rain, the people around me, a lot of these people are saying we're not going to go home until we are sure that the storm has left tacloban completely. others are saying they lost roofs on their houses and can't go home until that is fixed. just about 200 meters away, there is a sense where it doubles for people who don't h...