Super Typhoon Haiyan ravages Philippines [photos, video]

As Twitchy reported, Super Typhoon Haiyan (known as Yolanda in the Philippines) made landfall in the Philippines earlier today, bringing sustained winds of 195 mph and gusts up to 236 mph. Photos and video of the damage are beginning to be posted online hours later, and the images only hint at the power of the storm.

Super Typhoon Yolanda hit Tacloban City Philippines http://t.co/TARcAGkoK0 via @youtube

— strawberry (@apple_luis08) November 8, 2013

https://twitter.com/grasswire/status/398631532736176128

https://twitter.com/BrooksKHOU/status/398625345353437187

https://twitter.com/amazinghomer/status/398642872234561536

#YolandaPH/ #Haiyan: Seeing billboards flying like kites in Cebu now. | via @mai__zamora @WorldVisionPH staff

— World Vision PH (@WorldVisionPH) November 8, 2013

#YolandaPH/ #Haiyan: A view of Cebu from @WorldVisionPH staff @mai__zamora pic.twitter.com/ecSr9t6shp

— World Vision PH (@WorldVisionPH) November 8, 2013

https://twitter.com/tetaniumm/status/398649490535505920

https://twitter.com/alastormspotter/status/398608298510802944

Twitchy will update this post as photos and video become available.