Heartbreaking: Powerful images of children in typhoon-devastated Philippines [photos]

Photographer Erel Cabatbat traveled to Tacloban City this week, one of the areas of the Philippines hit hardest by the deadly Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. He captured this heartbreaking photo of a tearful little girl separated from her mother.

https://twitter.com/erelcabatbat/status/399119980425265153

Amid the chaos and devastation, an image of heartache transformed into a moment of happiness as the child and her mom were reunited:

https://twitter.com/erelcabatbat/status/399143909705523200

More from Cabatbat’s Twitter coverage:

https://twitter.com/erelcabatbat/status/399125048465698816

https://twitter.com/erelcabatbat/status/399150450559041536

https://twitter.com/erelcabatbat/status/399151922558414848

Visit his Twitter feed for more photos of the heartbreaking suffering and devastation in Tacloban and continue to pray for the people of the Philippines.

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