Dawn in Philippines expected to reveal damage from powerful typhoon
(CNN) -- As dawn approached the Philippines on Saturday, the devastation of Super Typhoon Haiyan is expected to become better known a day after the storm -- perhaps the strongest ever -- rampaged across the central isles of the archipelago.
An early report indicated at least three people were killed and seven hurt, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Friday.
The destruction is expected to be catastrophic. Storm clouds covered the entire Philippines, stretching 1,120 miles -- equal to a distance between Florida and Canada. The deadly wind field, or tropical storm force winds, covered an area the size of Montana or Germany.
The typhoon first roared onto the country's eastern island of Samar at 4:30 a.m. Friday, flooding streets and knocking out power and communications in many areas of the region of
Eastern Visayas, and then continued its march, barreling into five other Philippine islands.
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