epa04000815 Filipino typhoon survivor Gelyn Kabatli, 2, (C) cries while holding her candies during a gift distribution inside a basketball stadium in the typhoon devastated city of Tacloban, Leyte Province, Philippines, 25 December 2013. The destruction and losses in lives and properties caused by Haiyan are casting a pall over the holiday season, in a country known for having the world’s longest celebration of Christmas. According to the Philippine disaster relief agency, 6,102 people were killed and 1,779 were still missing from Haiyan’s onslaught. The typhoon, the world’s strongest on record, destroyed more than 1 million homes, key infrastructure and commercial establishments. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN