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Oxfam teams have been quick to respond to the emergency in The Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan. Here are some photos of the scenes of destruction they’ve seen, and the impact of our work on the ground.

Our response to this emergency has only been possible because of the generosity of supporters like you. Our teams on the ground report that the most common response from the communities we are working with is, ‘Thank You’.

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Residents walk past debris, East Samar, Philippines, 14 November 2013. Photo: Jire Carreon/Oxfam
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Vincent Malasador gives support and reassurance to recipient during the distribution of hygiene items in Paypay north Cebu Photo: Jane Beesley/Oxfam
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Local government office of Guiuan, East Samar, Philippines. Photo: Jire Carreon/Oxfam
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Oxfam hygiene and water purification kits were given to families in the coastal region of Daanbantayan over two days. Photo: Jane Beesley/Oxfam
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Oxfam assessment team, East Samar, Philippines.
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A surivor walks among the debris of houses destroyed by Super Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban in the eastern Philippine island of Leyte on November 11, 2013. Photo: AFP PHOTO/NOEL CELIS
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Herald Postero 85 lost everything in Typhoon Haiyan. Her granddaughter Marietta l Postero helped her through the process of registration. Photo: Jane Beesley/Oxfam
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Gathering data after Typhoon Haiyan, East Samar, Philippines, 14 November 2013. Photo: Jire Carreon/Oxfam
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An aerial view of the super typhoon devastated town of Guiuan, eastern Samar province, Philippines, 11 November 2013. Photo: EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN
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Photos from along the road in Northern Cebu. Photo: Vincent Malasador/Oxfam
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Oxfam assessment team providing water to communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan in East Samar, Philippines. Photo: Jire Carreon/Oxfam
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Banana trees destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan in northern Cebu. Photo: Vincent Malasador/Oxfam
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Oxfam assessment team providing water to communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan in East Samar, Philippines, 14 November 2013. Photo: Jire Carreon/Oxfam
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Super Typhoon Haiyan is seen approaching the Philippines in this Japan Meteorological Agency image taken at 0630 GMT (0130 EST) November 7, 2013. Photo: REUTERS/Japan Meteorological AgencyNOAA

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