Yolanda in pictures: Super typhoon ravages central Philippines

Most of the world could only watch on edge from afar as Super Typhoon Yolanda slammed its way through the central Philippines on Friday. But for many Filipinos, the storm was an inescapable experience that inspired equal parts of awe and fear.

 

Here, in pictures, is the face of Yolanda that the rest of the world couldn't see for themselves:

 

 

 

—Compiled by Roehl Niño Bautista/TJD, GMA News