Synopsis
Newsround's Leah Gooding travels to the Philippines to see how children are coping following Typhoon Haiyan. Speaking to kids who have seen their schools and homes destroyed, she hears messages of defiance and hope for the future.
- Programme: Newsround Specials
- Episode: Surviving The Typhoon
- Channel: CBBC
- Broadcast year: 2013
Licence: ERA Licence required
Free to watch for UK schools, colleges and universities with an ERA Licence
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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