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00:06 COMM: This unique drone footage shows the
devastation left behind in the wake of typhoon Haiyan
British photographer Lewis Whyld finished
building the miniature helicopter only a week before the storm hit the Phillippines on November
7.
The remote-controlled heli-camera shows the
remains of the city of Tacloban, the capital of Leyte Province and one of the hardest hit
areas, where winds reached upwards of 200mph.
In a telephone interview, Lewis described
the horrors he witnessed.
Lewis: Driving in from the airport. It looked
exactly like the the tsunami in 2004, 2005.
Utter devastation. Not just homes flattened
but entire areas,
entire provinces completely flattened There are some places without a single building
standing or even a single building recognisable. There were people scavenging in the wreckage
for anything they could find.
01:07 The death toll currently stands at more than
4,000, but the deadly storm has affected the lives of more than 9 million people.
While international aid is filtering into
Tacloban and other affected cities, the clean-up operation is likely to continue for years
to come.