Typhoon-hit Philippines

Besides motorcycles, pedicabs have become the most common local vehicles. Sometimes, three or four people squeeze into a pedicab; kids even sneak on in the back, hanging onto the iron bar. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

After the disaster, children and young people recover faster. In a village near Leyte Provincial Hospital, a kid cheerfully rides a bicycle he just found on the street. He says he has always wanted a bike, only to find that The typhoon sent him one before Christmas. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]