Before and after: Typhoon’s raw reality gives clarity to survivors

Food and supplies are unloaded from a military transport plane in Tacloban, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, following a typhoon in the Philippines. Passengers were later loaded and allowed to ride to Cebu.

Food and supplies are unloaded from a military transport plane in Tacloban, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, following Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Passengers were later loaded and allowed to ride to Cebu.

People carry belongings after riding a ferry from Cebu City to Leyte Island in the Philippines, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, following Typhoon Haiyan.

A man carries rice transported on a ferry from Cebu City to Leyte Island in the Philippines, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, following Typhoon Haiyan.

People walk off a military transport airplane in Cebu City, Philippines after leaving Tacloban, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, following Typhoon Haiyan.

A man stands on the side of a street lined with debris in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

A young man carries a bed frame through debris in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Marlon Alfafara, left, is an LDS Ward Mission Leader. He lost his home during the typhoon in Tacloban, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. Here, he works on a list of members by candlelight. At right is Ronaldo Rosaldo who also lost his home.

Panoramic view of damage in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Dr. Alex Castillo teases Analyn Esperas after giving her a tetanus shot at the San Juanico chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

The Philippine flag flies as a man starts to rebuild in Tacloban, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

Residents in Tacloban receive goods from the Salvation Army, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

A woman survivor of Typhoon Haiyan weeps as she holds her daughter while waiting for her turn to get on a U.S. Air Force plane to leave for the capital city of Manila, at the airport in Tacloban, central Philippines, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday, leaving a wide swath of destruction.

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, volunteers and missionaries work to prepare relief supplies in Cebu City, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013 for people in need following a typhoon in the Philippines. At center of this photo is Jairus Perez, Project Manager, Humanitarian Services, for the LDS Church.

Glenda Cinco and her husband Orlando are greeted by local LDS Church leaders in Cebu, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. The Rosales family was displaced from Tacloban to a friends home in Cebu due to the typhoon.

Men play basketball near the airport in Tacloban, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

Children smile from the back of a truck in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

A boat is stranded on high ground in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 following a typhoon.

Bodies are moved in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 following a typhoon.

Jun Arogancia splashes water over himself at sunset in Tacloban, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. His wife and a child have been missing since the typhoon.

A man sleeps in a car in a damaged Ford dealership in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Tony Ballais, who lost his home in a typhoon, carries building materials through rubble in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Debris covers many streets in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Ruby C. Rosales does schoolwork with her son Elijah Kash Rosales in Cebu, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. At left is Wilson Palugar who has lived with the Rosales family since he was eight months old. The Rosales family was displaced from Tacloban following a typhoon.

Glenda Cinco and her husband Orlando pose for a photo in Cebu, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Their family was displaced from their home in Tacloban to a friends home in Cebu due to the typhoon.

Glenda Cinco and her husband Orlando talk in Cebu, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013 about being displaced from their home in Tacloban to a friends home in Cebu due to the typhoon.

Wilson Palugar, left, Ruby C. Rosales, Elijah Kash Rosales, Caesar C. Rosales and Andrestio L. Cinco pose for in Cebu, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. The Rosales family was displaced from Tacloban to the home of a friend following a typhoon.

Joey Apa holds his son Seandominic Apa in Cebu, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. Joey and his nine children all survived a typhoon.

Airline passengers arrive at the typhoon damaged airport in Tacloban, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

Eric Andrew Davines, front, and Richard Nube wait for a flight at the damaged airport in Tacloban, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. They lost their homes to the typhoon.

Men play basketball near the airport in Tacloban, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

Men play basketball near the airport in Tacloban, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

Men play basketball near the airport in Tacloban, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

Bishop Joseph Gimena, left, greets Glenda Cinco and her husband Orlando in Cebu, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. The Rosales family was displaced from Tacloban to a friends home in Cebu due to the typhoon.

Men gather water in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

A damaged Ford dealership in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

A grocery store opens in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

President Ricardo A. Aban of the Tacloban Philippines Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is interviewed in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

President Ricardo A. Aban of the Tacloban Philippines Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cleans up his home in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 following a typhoon.

President Ricardo A. Aban of the Tacloban Philippines Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cleans up his home in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 following a typhoon.

President Ricardo A. Aban of the Tacloban Philippines Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is interviewed in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

President Ricardo A. Aban of the Tacloban Philippines Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is interviewed in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

People gather to sign up for relief goods in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

People receive relief goods from the Salvation Army in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

People receive relief goods from the Salvation Army in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

A man smiles as he receives relief goods from the Salvation Army in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Damage is evident in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Thelma Caones reaches water to her husband Romeo as they make their way through the rubble to their home in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013. At left is their daughter Rachel.

Children who are living at the San Juanico chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tacloban due to the typhoon play on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

A pharmacy opens in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

A gas station is damaged in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

People line up to purchase materials as a hardware store is the first to re-open in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 following a typhoon.

Joel Reyes, loads plywood onto his bicycle after a visit to a hardware store in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013. This hardware store was the first to open following a typhoon.

Jadmar Castillo pumps gasoline in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013. Some gas stations are reopening following a typhoon.

Jadmar Castillo pumps gasoline for Allan Abanas in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013. Some gas stations are reopening following a typhoon.

Jadmar Castillo pumps gasoline in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013. Some gas stations are reopening following a typhoon.

People wait in line at the airport to get on flights out of Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Residents clean up and wash clothing in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Tony Ballais, who lost his home in a typhoon, walks through rubble in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Rollyfer Pepito salvages aluminum from the rubble in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

People wait for transportation in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Damage in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Edwin Dapon carries a bed frame through the rubble in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Edwin Dapon works to clean out his home in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 following a typhoon.

Typhoon damage in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Typhoon damage in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Typhoon damage in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Typhoon damage in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

People move through the streets of Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

A sigh calls for help in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Vehicles travel in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Debris lines roads in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Debris hangs in a tree in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

People work to clean up and repair their home in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

A man carries water barrels on a motorcycle in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

People hang onto downed power lines as they gather to talk in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

People gather to sign up for food and relief supplies in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Residents in Tacloban receive goods from the Salvation Army, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Workers clean up roads in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Workers clean up roads in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Rollyfer Pepito salvages aluminum from the rubble in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Debris covers a street in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Neighbors talk in the street near their homes in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Debris covers a street in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Debris covers a street in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Edwin Dapon clears rubble from his home in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Debris covers the landscape in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

A person walks a debris strewn street in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

An injured person is brought to a transport plane leaving Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Ruby C. Rosales does schoolwork with her son Elijah Kash Rosales in Cebu, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. The Rosales family was displaced from Tacloban following a typhoon.

People line up to leave Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 on a military transport.

Relief supplies are unloaded in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Ruby C. Rosales cleans house in Cebu, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. The Rosales family was displaced from Tacloban to the home of a friend following a typhoon.

Caesar C. Rosales does laundry in Cebu, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. The Rosales family was displaced from Tacloban to the home of a friend following a typhoon.

Bishop Joesph Giomena purchases prescriptions for families who have been displaced from Tacloban to Cebu, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.

Bishop Joesph Giomena is greeted by children living at the Sikatuna Chapel in Cebu Central LDS Stake as he arrives with prescriptions, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.

Bishop Joesph Giomena is greeted by members at the Sikatuna Chapel in Cebu Central LDS Stake as he arrives with prescriptions, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.

Jeric Walter Apa holds his brother Seandominic Apa as they receive prescriptions in Cebu, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. They lost their home in a typhoon.

Joey Apa holds his son Seandominic Apa in Cebu, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. Joey and his nine children all survived a typhoon.

Joey Apa holds his son Seandominic Apa in Cebu, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. Joey and his nine children all survived a typhoon.

Bishop Joesph Giomena, right, talks with other members and leaders at the Sikatuna Chapel in Cebu Central LDS Stake, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.

People gather their own luggage after arriving at the Tacloban airport, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

Street scene in Tacloban, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

People gather their own luggage after arriving at the Tacloban airport, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

Damage in the Tacloban area, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

Damage in the Tacloban area, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

Damage in the Tacloban area, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

Damage in the Tacloban area, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

Damage in the Tacloban area, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

Damage in the Tacloban area, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

Damage in the Tacloban area, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

Passengers arrive at the damaged Tacloban airport, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

A military transport takes off from the Tacloban airport, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

The Tacloban airport, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

Passengers arrive at the damaged Tacloban airport, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

People wash up at a well in Tacloban, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.

A car is upended in its parking stall as people walk the debris strewn streets in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Project Manager Jairus Perez, Humanitarian Services, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is interviewed as members, volunteers and missionaries work to prepare relief supplies in Cebu City, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013.

Edwin Dapon works to clean out his home in Tacloban, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 following a typhoon.

Residents of Tacloban gather to get water, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Ruby C. Rosales cooks food in Cebu, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. The Rosales family was displaced from Tacloban to the home of a friend in Cebu following a typhoon.

Men play basketball near the airport in Tacloban, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.