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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angela Kearney

Typhoon Haiyan survivors mark Christmas with debris trees

Haiyan Christmas: Haiyan Christmas
Bottles decorate a tree outside the Palo Central elementary school in Leyte province Photograph: Angela Kearney/UNICEF
Haiyan Christmas: Haiyan Christmas
A Christmas message from people in Palo, Leyte province Photograph: Angela Kearney/UNICEF
Haiyan Christmas: Haiyan Christmas
A signpost is transformed into a Christmas 'debris tree' outside a makeshift hospital in Tacloban Photograph: Angela Kearney/UNICEF
Haiyan Christmas: Haiyan Christmas
Old tyres, tree branches and coloured decorations make up this streetside Christmas tree in Tacloban Photograph: Angela Kearney/UNICEF
Haiyan Christmas: Haiyan Christmas
A 'debris tree' outside a Unicef tent in Tacloban uses old netting, twigs and flowers to celebrate the season amid a devastated landscape Photograph: Angela Kearney/UNICEF
Haiyan Christmas: Haiyan Christmas
Old tyres, tree branches and coloured decorations make up this streetside Christmas “debris tree” in Tacloban Photograph: Angela Kearney/UNICEF
Haiyan Christmas: Haiyan Christmas
A tree in Tacloban is decorated with debris Photograph: Angela Kearney/UNICEF
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