Photos: Typhoon Haiyan slams the Philippines
November 8, 2013
An aerial photo shows a message that reads "We Need Food Help Us" amongst the devastation in the aftermath of typhoon Haiyan in Ormoc, on the eastern island of Leyte on November 18, 2013. Philippine President Benigno Aquino on November 18 blamed the slow response to the ravages of Typhoon Haiyan on the total collapse of local government in the face of the storm's unprecedented destructive power. NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 524772519 )
Villagers rush to retrieve relief aid delivered by a Huey helicopter from the Philippines Air Force in a village near Tacloban on November 17, 2013. Grieving survivors of a monster typhoon in the mainly Catholic Philippines flocked to shattered churches on November 17, listening to soothing sermons and asking questions of God nine days after the storm ripped their communities apart. MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 524742830 )
Desperate villagers are held back as crewmen deliver aid in an emergency drop on a U.S. Navy Seahawk helicopter in San Jose, Philippines, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced by Typhoon Haiyan, which tore across several islands in the eastern Philippines on Nov. 8. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) ( APTOPIX Philippines Typhoon )
A damaged house is seen along the shore of the San Jose fishing village on the outskirts of Tacloban on the eastern Philippine island of Leyte on November 18, 2013 over one week after Super Typhoon Haiyan devastated the area. The United Nations estimates that 13 million people were affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan with around 1.9 million losing their homes. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 524769758 )
A typhoon victim wash her clothes in Balire on November 18, 2013. The United Nations has confirmed at least 4,500 killed in the disaster, which brought five-meter (16-foot) waves to Tacloban, flattening nearly everything in their path as they swept hundreds of meters across the low-lying land. NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images ( 524773694 )
A typhoon victim holds her teddy bear at her destroyed house in Copoocan on November 18, 2013. The United Nations has confirmed at least 4,500 killed in the disaster, which brought five-meter (16-foot) waves to Tacloban, flattening nearly everything in their path as they swept hundreds of meters across the low-lying land. NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images ( 524773688 )
A Typhoon Haiyan survivor carries a bag of his recovered belongings in the ruins of his rural neighborhood on the outskirts of Tacloban, Philippines on Monday Nov. 18, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced by Typhoon Haiyan, which tore across several islands in the eastern Philippines on Nov. 8. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( Philippines Typhoon )
Typhoon survivors run to board a US military evacuation flight from Tacloban airport on November 17, 2013. Grieving survivors of a monster typhoon in the mainly Catholic Philippines flocked to shattered churches on November 17, listening to soothing sermons and asking questions of God nine days after the storm ripped their communities apart. MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 524742753 )
Survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan march during a religious procession in Tolosa on the eastern Philippine island of Leyte on November 18, 2013 over one week after Super Typhoon Haiyan devastated the area. The United Nations estimates that 13 million people were affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan with around 1.9 million losing their homes. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 524769585 )
A young Filipino takes a shower at a school turned into a temporary shelter for those affected by Typhoon Haiyan, in Tacloban, Philippines, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced by Typhoon Haiyan, which tore across several islands in the eastern Philippines on Nov. 8. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) ( Philippines Typhoon )
Damaged houses lie in a flooded area in this aerial photo taken from a Philippine Air Force helicopter in typhoon-ravaged Leyte province, central Philippines Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced by Typhoon Haiyan, which tore across several islands in the eastern Philippines on Nov. 8. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines Typhoon )
Typhoon victims play basketball with a hoop made out of wood from destroyed houses in Jaro on November 18, 2013. The United Nations has confirmed at least 4,500 killed in the disaster, which brought five-metre (16-foot) waves to Tacloban, flattening nearly everything in their path as they swept hundreds of metres across the low-lying land. NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images ( 524773656 )
Broken trees and palm trees are seen against the sunset in Tolosa, on the eastern Philippine island of Leyte on November 18, 2013 over one week after Super Typhoon Haiyan devastated the area. The United Nations estimates that 13 million people were affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan with around 1.9 million losing their homes. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 524769160 )
A Typhoon Haiyan survivor cooks dinner in front of his damaged home in the village of Marabut, Samar Island, Philippines. Corruption is a concern after any major natural disaster, as millions of dollars in cash and goods rush in from around the world. But those worries are especially acute in the Philippines, where graft has been a part of life for decades.(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File) ( Philippines Typhoon )
A man is framed in the doorway as he leaves an aid tent on November 16, 2013 in Leyte, Philippines. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) ( 450012773 )
A man cleans up debris from a courtyard on the 7th day of the Typhoon Haiyan disaster in Tacloban, on the eastern island of Leyte on November 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Philippe LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 524682132 )
Filipino firemen and volunteers carry a body bag along the debris of damaged homes as workers continue search operations for missing people at Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, hit the country's eastern seaboard Nov. 8, leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines Typhoon )
A rainbow is seen from the airport of typhoon-hit Tacloban, Leyte province, central Philippines Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Corruption is a concern after any major natural disaster, as millions of dollars in cash and goods rush in from around the world. But those worries are especially acute in the Philippines, where graft has been a part of life for decades. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines Typhoon )
A survivor of Typhoon Haiyan sits in his damaged house in Tanauan, on the eastern island of Leyte on November 16, 2013. Spearheaded by a US aircraft carrier group, foreign relief efforts have stepped up a gear in the storm-devastated Philippines eight days after Super Typhoon Haiyan left thousands dead and millions homeless. AFP PHOTO/Philippe LopezPHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 524714792 )
Survivors form a queue to receive relief goods at a devastated coastal area on November 16, 2013 in Leyte, Philippines. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) ( 450012063 )
Residents wave to a US navy seahawk helicopter which dropped off relief goods in the town of Giporlos, Eastern Samar province, central Philippines on November 16, 2013. Spearheaded by a US aircraft carrier group, foreign relief efforts have stepped up a gear in the storm-devastated Philippines eight days after Super Typhoon Haiyan left thousands dead and millions homeless. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images ( 524711348 )
Nanette Salutan holds her baby son Bernard in her arms in front of the altar of a Catholic chapel inside the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center in Tacloban, Philippines on Saturday Nov. 16, 2013. The chapel is now being used to care for infants after Typhoon Haiyan destroyed the original facility of the hospital. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( Philippines Storm Babies )
Residents salvage belongings from the debris surrounding their houses following the recent super typhoon on November 16, 2013 in Tanauan, Leyte, Philippines. (Photo by Jeoffrey Maitem/Getty Images) ( 450018889 )
An aerial photo shows uprooted palm trees from Super Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban on November 16, 2013. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images ( 524715536 )
Search and rescue teams attempt to salvage a body from the river in Tanauan on November 16, 2013 in Leyte, Philippines. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) ( 450024415 )
An old woman survivor walks past toppled cars outside a church at typhoon-hit Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. T (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( APTOPIX Philippines Typhoon )
Despite living in the massive typhoon aftermath, young girls get to play in a dog house in Tacloban, central Philippines, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines Typhoon )
A man sifts through debris on November 15, 2013 in Leyte, Philippines. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) ( 188053906 )
A young girl lies in a bed awaiting treatment in Tacloban Hospital on November 15, 2013 in Leyte, Philippines. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) ( 188053924 )
A mass grave for the dead is seen following the recent typhoon in Tacloban on November 15, 2013 in Tacloban, Philippines. T (Jeoffrey Maitem/Getty Images) ( 188062050 )
Relatives light candles for victims of Typhoon Haiyan at a makeshift grave site on a field in Palo town, Leyte province, central Philippines on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines Typhoon )
Sherlete Go (top) hugs her mother Rosing Pindos who survived Super Typhoon Haiyan in the central coastal city of Tacloban, after arriving on a US KC-130 military cargo plane that flew them out of the city to Manila on November 16, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 524715596 )
Residents wait for their turn to get relief supplies in Tacloban Hospital on November 15, 2013 in Tacloban, Philippines. (Jeoffrey Maitem/Getty Images) ( 188062058 )
Survivors wait for a military plane that will carry them to Manila at Tacloban airport on November 15, 2013 in Leyte, Philippines. T (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) ( 188074265 )
Cargo trucks lie on their side following last week's typhoon, in Leyte province, central Philippines, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Typhoon )
Toppled coconut trees dot the mountain in an area devastated by typhoon Haiyan in Leyte province, central Philippines, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( APTOPIX Philippines Typhoon )
A cut-off road caused by Typhoon Haiyan in Guiuan, Eastern Samar province, central Philippines, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Typhoon-ravaged Philippine islands faced an unimaginably huge recovery effort that had barely begun Monday, as bloated bodies lay uncollected and uncounted in the streets and survivors pleaded for food, water and medicine. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Typhoon )
Residents cross a collapsed highway caused by the storm surge in Palo, eastern island of Leyte on November 10, 2013, three days after devastating Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the area on November 8. The death toll from a super typhoon that decimated entire towns in the Philippines could soar well over 10,000, authorities warned on November 10, making it the country's worst recorded natural disaster. NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 524522737 )
An aerial shot taken from a Philippine Air Force helicopter shows the devastation of last week's typhoon which lashed a vast area in Leyte province, central Philippines Friday, Nov.15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Typhoon )
Typhoon Haiyan survivors walk past open fires, set to remove debris from the ruins of the village of Marabut, Samar Island, Philippines, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. As an international aid effort gathered steam, resilient Filipinos in battered towns started rebuilding their lives and those of their neighbors - with or without help from their government or foreign aid groups. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( Philippines Typhoon )
Typhoon Haiyan survivors ride motorbikes through the ruins of the destroyed town of Guiuan, Philippines on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( APTOPIX Philippines Typhoon )
Soldiers watch over Typhoon Haiyan survivors as they wait for the last evacuation flight at the airport in Tacloban, central Philippines, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) ( Philippines Typhoon )
An aerial view of a demolished coastal town on Eastern Samar Island on November 14, 2013 in Leyte, Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan which ripped through Philippines over the weekend has been described as one of the most powerful typhoons ever to hit land, leaving thousands dead and hundreds of thousands homeless. Countries all over the world have pledged relief aid to help support those affected by the typhoon, however damage to the airport and roads have made moving the aid into the most affected areas very difficult. With dead bodies left out in the open air and very limited food, water and shelter, health concerns are growing. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) ( 187967821 )
A child is seen trying to take shelter from the rain as they wait for a rescue flight in Tacloban Airport on November 14, 2013 in Leyte, Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan which ripped through Philippines over the weekend has been described as one of the most powerful typhoons ever to hit land, leaving thousands dead and hundreds of thousands homeless. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) ( 187967851 )
Members of the fire department retrieve bodies from the rubble in Tacloban City on November 14, 2013 in Leyte, Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan which ripped through Philippines over the weekend has been described as on of the most powerful typhoons ever to hit land, leaving thousands dead and hundreds of thousands homeless. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) ( 187972830 )
Bodies of victims lie in a water hole in a coastal area in Tacloban City on November 14, 2013 in Tacloban, Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan which ripped through Philippines over the weekend has been described as on of the most powerful typhoons ever to hit land, leaving thousands dead and hundreds of thousands homeless. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) ( 187981538 )
Typhoon survivors line up to get fuel from an abandoned filling station Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, in Tacloban city, Leyte province in central Philippines. Aid has been slow to reach the half-million people displaced by the storm that tore across several islands in eastern Philippines last Friday. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Typhoon )
A young boy pauses while searching for washed out canned goods in Tacloban City on November 14, 2013 in Tacloban, Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan which ripped through Philippines over the weekend has been described as on of the most powerful typhoons ever to hit land, leaving thousands dead and hundreds of thousands homeless. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) ( 187981502 )
Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan walk amid ruins of their homes in Maraboth, Philippines, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) ( APTOPIX Philippines Typhoon )
Workers manually scoop out bunker fuel off the coast of Estancia, Iloilo province, central Philippines on November 14, 2013. A movable power barge had an oil spill in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan. The Philippine Coast Guard in Western Visayas region said spilling of 200,000 liters has been contained, but there is another 800,000 liters of bunker fuel inside the barge that needs to be sucked out to prevent a massive oil spill incident. AFP PHOTO / Tara YAP/AFP/Getty Images ( 524656384 )
This combination of handout satellite photos obtained from Astrium Services on November 14, 2013, shows a view of part of the city of Tacloban in the Philippines on March 7, 2013 (L) juxtaposed with a view of the same area taken on November 13, 2013, after the passage of typhoon Haiyan. The United Nations estimates 10,000 people may have died in Tacloban alone, where five-meter (16-foot) waves flattened nearly everything in their path as they swept hundreds of meters across the low-lying land during the passage of typhoon Haiyan. AFP PHOTO / CNES / ASTRIUM SERVICES / SPOT IMAGE/AFP/Getty Images ( 524657806 )
An evacuee cries for a relative while boarding a US military evacuation flight at the airport in Tacloban in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan on November 12, 2013 in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, packing maximum sustained winds of 195 mph (315 kph), slammed into the southern Philippines and left a trail of destruction in multiple provinces, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate and making travel by air and land to hard-hit provinces difficult. Around 10,000 people are feared dead in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) ( 187865547 )
An aerial view shows signs for help and food amid the destruction left from Typhoon Haiyan in the coastal town of Tanawan, central Philippines, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction and thousands of people dead. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) ( APTOPIX Philippines Typhoon )
Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan wait patiently to be evacuated on a C-130 cargo plane at the airport Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) ( Philippines Typhoon )
A dog takes a bite on an empty food can as it searches for food in typhoon-hit Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines Typhoon )
Survivors ride an overloaded passenger jeepney as they flee typhoon-hit Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines Typhoon )
A boy holds a rooster as he and his family members who are affected by Typhoon Haiyan wait for his bus to leave the city in Tacloban, central Philippines, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) ( Philippines Typhoon )
An entire neighbourhood is destroyed in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan on November 13, 2013 in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, packing maximum sustained winds of 195 mph (315 kph), slammed into the southern Philippines and left a trail of destruction in multiple provinces, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate and making travel by air and land to hard-hit provinces difficult. Around 10,000 people are feared dead in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) ( 187855038 )
A Filipino man walks along debris from damaged homes at typhoon-hit Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines Typhoon )
An injured typhoon survivor is carried on a stretcher prior to being airlifted in a military transport plane Wednesday Nov. 13, 2013 from the damaged Tacloban airport at Tacloban city, Leyte province in central Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into central Philippine provinces Friday, leaving a wide swath of destruction and thousands of people dead. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( APTOPIX Philippines Typhoon )
A typhoon victim (L) walks past land ravaged by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, on the eastern island of Leyte on November 13, 2013 after Super Typhoon Haiyan swept over the Philippines. Five days after Haiyan ripped apart entire coastal communities, the situation in Leyte's provincial capital Tacloban was becoming ever more dire with essential supplies low and increasingly desperate survivors clamoring to leave. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 524618664 )
People cover their noses from the stench of dead bodies in an area affected by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, Philippines, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday, leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) ( Philippines Typhoon )
A woman holds a child surrounded by debris in an area devastated by Typhoon Haiyan on November 12, 2013 in Leyte, Philippines. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) ( 187750688 )
Police forensics line up bodies for processing at Tacloban City Hall after Typhoon Haiyan slammed the city in Leyte province, central Philippines, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Four days after Typhoon Haiyan devastated islands in the central Philippines, survivors are desperate for food and clamoring to be evacuated. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Typhoon )
A woman carrying a child cries as other survivors of Typhoon Haiyan wait to board a C130 aircraft during the evacuation of hundreds of survivors of Typhoon Haiyan on November 12, 2013 in Tacloban, Philippines. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) ( 187749003 )
In this aerial photo taken on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, and released by the Philippine Air Force, a ferry boat is seen washed inland from a massive storm surge caused by Typhoon Haiyan, in the city of Tacloban, central Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction and thousands of people dead. (AP Photo/Philippines Air Force) ( Philippines Typhoon )
Damaged homes are seen through a broken window after strong winds from Typhoon Haiyan tore down houses at Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Four days after Typhoon Haiyan struck the eastern Philippines, assistance is only just beginning to arrive. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines Typhoon )
In this Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013 file photo, residents look at bodies brought inside a damaged chapel day after powerful Typhoon Haiyan slammed Tacloban city, in Leyte province in central Philippines. Haiyan slammed the island nation with a storm surge two stories high and some of the highest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone. An untold number of homes were blown away, and thousands of people are feared dead. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File) ( Philippines-Typhoon-Photo Gallery )
Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan are stopped by rescue workers as they try to board a C-130 cargo plane at the airport in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Four days after Typhoon Haiyan struck the eastern Philippines, assistance is only just beginning to arrive. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) ( Philippines-Typhoon-Photo Gallery )
A resident holds a refrigerator as they drive home Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013 in Tacloban city in, Leyte province in central Philippines. Four days after Typhoon Haiyan devastated islands in the central Philippines, survivors are desperate for food and clamoring to be evacuated. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Typhoon )
A survivor from Tacloban, which was devastated by Typhoon Haiyan gestures while sitting on the ground after disembarking a Philippine Air Force C-130 aircraft at the Villamor Airbase, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, in Manila, Philippines. Authorities said at least 9.7 million people in 41 provinces were affected by the typhoon, known as Haiyan elsewhere in Asia but called Yolanda in the Philippines. It was likely the deadliest natural disaster to beset this poor Southeast Asian nation. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) ( Philippines-Typhoon-Photo Gallery )
A man reconstructs his destroyed house in Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte in November 12, 2013. The Philippine government said it had deployed armored vehicles, set up checkpoints and imposed a curfew to help end looting in a city devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan. Tacloban -- on the central island of Leyte -- bore the brunt of Friday's category-five storm with at least 10,000 people feared to have died there, according to the United Nations. AFP PHOTO/NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 524577629 )
A mother cries in relief upon boarding a Philippine Air Force helicopter, Monday Nov. 11, 2013 following Friday's typhoon Haiyan which lashed Guiuan township, Eastern Samar province, central Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded, slammed into central Philippine provinces Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction and scores of people dead. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Typhoon )
Residents loot water damaged sacks of rice from a rice warehouse in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban in the eastern Philippine island of Leyte on November 11, 2013. The United States, Australia and the United Nations mobilized emergency aid to the Philippines as the scale of the devastation unleashed by Super Typhoon Haiyan emerged on November 11. NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 524553909 )
Survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan queue up to board a US military C-130 plane for Manila after the plane arrived carrying relief supplies at Tacloban airport in the central Philippines on November 11, 2013, after Super Typhoon Haiyan devastated the city on November 8. US military planes on November 11 joined a frantic effort to rescue famished survivors of the monster typhoon that may have killed 10,000 people in the Philippines, as local security forces struggled to contain looting. TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images ( 524551010 )
A survivor salvages belongings from her damaged home at typhoon-ravaged Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Authorities said at least 2 million people in 41 provinces had been affected by Friday's typhoon Haiyan and at least 23,000 houses had been damaged or destroyed. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines Typhoon )
Widespread devastation is left behind in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan on November 10, 2013 in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, packing maximum sustained winds of 195 mph (315 kph), slammed into the southern Philippines and left a trail of destruction in multiple provinces, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate and making travel by air and land to hard-hit provinces difficult. Around 10,000 people are feared dead in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year. (Photo by Jeoffrey Maitem/Getty Images) ( 187566532 )
Residents use a tarpaulin to shield them from rain in typhoon struck Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. The city remains littered with debris from damaged homes as many complain of shortage of food, water and no electricity since the Typhoon Haiyan slammed into their province. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine provinces Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction and hundreds of people dead. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Typhoon )
Boys stand on debris from damaged houses in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. The city remains littered with debris from damaged homes as many complain of shortages of food and water and no electricity since Typhoon Haiyan slammed into their province. Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday, leaving a wide swath of destruction and scores of people dead. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Typhoon )
Residents stand outside damaged structures in Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. The city remains littered with debris from damaged homes as many complain of shortage of food, water and no electricity since the Typhoon Haiyan slammed into their province. Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine provinces Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction and hundreds of people dead. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Typhoon )
Residents carry a mattress taken from a hotel in Palo, eastern island of Leyte on November 10, 2013, three days after devastating Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the area on November 8. The death toll from a super typhoon that decimated entire towns in the Philippines could soar well over 10,000, authorities warned on November 10, making it the country's worst recorded natural disaster. NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 524522505 )
Clothes are put out to dry outside a stadium used as an evacuation centre in Tacloban, Leyte province, central Philippines on November 10, 2013, three days after devastating Typhoon Haiyan hit the city on November 8. The death toll from a super typhoon that decimated entire towns in the Philippines could soar well over 10,000, authorities warned on November 10, making it the country's worst recorded natural disaster. TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images ( 524518821 )
Residents evacuate the area on November 10, 2013 in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, packing maximum sustained winds of 195 mph (315 kph), slammed into the southern Philippines and left a trail of destruction in multiple provinces, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate and making travel by air and land to hard-hit provinces difficult. Around 10,000 people are feared dead in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year. (Photo by Jeoffrey Maitem/Getty Images) ( 187565816 )
Residents cover their nose from the smell of dead bodies in Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. The city remains littered with debris from damaged homes as many complain of shortage of food, water and no electricity since the Typhoon Haiyan slammed into their province. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine provinces Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction and hundreds of people dead. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Typhoon )
Residents push a shutter to open a small grocery to get food in Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. The city remains littered with debris from damaged homes as many complain of a shortage of food, water and no electricity since the Typhoon Haiyan slammed into their province. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines Typhoon )
Residents walk past damaged structures caused by typhoon Haiyan, in Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. Haiyan, one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded, slammed into central Philippine provinces Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction and scores of people dead. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines Typhoon )
Rescue workers carry a woman about to give birth at a makeshift Department of Health (DOH) medical center at the Tacloban airport in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte on November 9, 2013. One of the strongest typhoons on record killed more than 100 people as savage winds and giant waves flattened communities across the Philippines, authorities said on November 9 while corpses lay amid the devastation. NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 524489223 )
People place sand bags on a house roof in preparation for the arrival of the super typhoon Haiyan in the central province of Quang Nam on November 9, 2013. Vietnam has started evacuating over 100,000 people from the path of Super Typhoon Haiyan, state media said on November 9, 2013, after the storm tore across the Philippines leaving scores dead and devastating communities. STR/AFP/Getty Images ( 524488867 )
Residents return to their houses after leaving an evacuation site in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte on November 9, 2013. One of the strongest typhoons on record killed more than 100 people as savage winds and giant waves flattened communities across the Philippines, authorities said on November 9 while corpses lay amid the devastation. NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 524489233 )
Huge waves brought about by powerful typhoon Haiyan hit the shoreline in Legazpi city, Albay province Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 about 520 kilometers ( 325 miles) south of Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting) ( APTOPIX Philippines Typhoon )
A house is engulfed by the storm surge brought about by powerful typhoon Haiyan that hit Legazpi city, Albay province Friday Nov.8, 2013 about 520 kilometers ( 325 miles) south of Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting) ( APTOPIX Philippines Typhoon )
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