Typhoon Haiyan!

Superstorm Haiyan destroys Filipino cities.

Okay, I know we're here in the United States not worried about what's going on in the world.

But seriously, there's a massive weather event equal to Hurricane Sandy.

Typhoon Haiyan is considered one the worst disasters in world.

It slammed into the Republic of the Philippines. It is estimated that over 20,000 people may have lost their lives to the deadly storm.

Major damages are report across the southern tier of the Philippines.

This storm was a catastrophic F5. Similar to the Hurricane Katrina and the Sandy model, Haiyan is thirtieth named storm, thirteenth typhoon, and fifth super-typhoon of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season, Haiyan originated as an area of low pressure east-southeast of Pohnpei in the western Pacific Ocean on November 2. Tracking generally westward, the disturbance steadily developed within an environment of light wind shear and warm sea surface temperatures, becoming a tropical depression early the following day.

The cyclone caused devastation in the Philippines, particularly on Samar Island and Leyte, where at least 20,000 people are estimated to have died in the city of Tacloban alone.

We here at Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to those who were lost in this horrible tragedy.

If you want to donate to the victims of this horrible tragedy, please click on the American Red Cross or the United Way.