Super Typhoon + Manila = Disaster

Last November, Super Typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Yolanda, slammed into the Visayas region of the Philippines, taking more than 6,300 lives and resulting in US$2.86 billion in property damage. What would happen if such a storm were to pound Metro Manila, the home of 16 million people?

Haiyan/Yolanda is believed to have been the strongest typhoon ever…