2 years after Yolanda, dead still being dug up in Tacloban

MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine official says bodies of villagers who perished when Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) ravaged the country's central region two years ago continue to be dug up, including the skeletal remains of six people found over the weekend.

Joedina Gumagay, the chief health officer of Tacloban city, says most of the skeletons were found by residents Saturday in a coastal village, where storm surges swept away houses and people when Yolanda hit with enormous force.

Gumagay said Sunday that she, along with police forensic investigators, examined the skeletons, which were found with pieces of clothing, sandals and other belongings, and concluded they were among the thousands killed by the storm.

Thousands of survivors, many of them teary-eyed, attended a memorial to remember those who perished in the Nov. 8, 2013, storm.