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Family, friends remember Typhoon Yolanda victims on All Souls' Day

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photos from Sharon Evite" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/11/02/20231102-via-sharon-evite.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Photos from Sharon Evite</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>TACLOBAN CITY — Survivors, families, and friends of the victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) paid their respects on Thursday, All Souls&#x27; Day to the thousands who perished during the disaster. </p><p>A week before the 10th anniversary of the super typhoon, some gathered at the Yolanda mass grave in Barangay 94-A, Basper, Tacloban City to offer prayers, flowers, and candles to their loved ones.</p><p>The mass grave contains the remains of 2,273 individuals who were interred there in late 2013, turning it into a symbol of the disaster&#x27;s heart-wrenching aftermath. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/05/18/why-super-typhoon-yolanda-was-so-deadly">Why super typhoon Yolanda was so deadly</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/regions/11/07/13/super-typhoon-yolanda-makes-landfall">World&#x27;s most powerful typhoon lands in PH</a></li></ul><p>The site — considered as the largest Yolanda mass grave in Eastern Visayas — is adorned with wooden crosses painted in white, some of which have been personalized with the names of the deceased by their grieving families.</p><p>Among those who visited the mass grave on All Souls&#x27; Day is Brenda Marie Abarro, who lost her mother Marivic during the storm surges in the coastal village of San Jose in Tacloban.</p><p>For Abarro, visiting the mass grave is not only an act of remembrance but also a way to find solace and a sense of closure. </p><p>&quot;Yung memories kasi, yung lumaki kami na wala si Mama. Ten years na ngayon na wala siya,&quot; Abarro said in an interview.</p><p>She paid her respects at the mass grave by offering flowers, candles and her mother&#x27;s favorite pansit, biko, bread and softdrinks. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/multimedia/slideshow/11/08/19/then-and-now-six-years-after-yolanda">Then and Now: Six years after Yolanda</a></li></ul><p>In the previous years, the city government built a large cross at the mass grave, serving as a communal place for survivors to commemorate and honor their dearly departed.</p><p>For many survivors, visiting the mass grave on All Souls&#x27; Day is a solemn occasion that reminds them of the lasting impact of the tragedy and the strength of the human spirit in adversity.</p><div><strong>- Report by Sharon Evite</strong></div><div><strong>FROM OUR ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1759989" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

A week before the 10th anniversary of the super typhoon, some gathered at the Yolanda mass grave in Tacloban City to offer prayers, flowers, and candles to their loved ones.