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A national state of calamity has been declared in the Phillipines with an expected death toll expected to reach tens of thousands.
Published On 12 Nov 2013

The president, Benigno Aquino, has declared emergency measures to get aid to the many millions of people left destitute by the superstorm, and promised them that “help will reach you faster and faster”.

An international relief effort began in earnest on Monday, with a host of countries and organisations including the US, the EU, New Zealand and Australia pledging relief to the Philippines.

The UN humanitarian chief says 10,000 people are feared dead in the city of Tacloban alone. Authorities have said at least 9.7 million people in 41 provinces were affected by the typhoon.

The worst hit area, Tacloban, was all but flattened by the typhoon(***)s 300km an hour winds and storm surge, with only some concrete buildings left standing.
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An international relief effort began in earnest on Monday, with a host of countries and organisations pledging relief to the Philippines.
Rescue workers tried to reach towns and villages in the central Philippines on that were cut off by the powerful typhoon.
The US military dispatched food, water, generators and a contingent of marines to the city, the first outside help in what will swell into a major international relief mission.
The Philippine military confirmed 942 dead, but shattered communications, transportation links and local governments suggest the final toll is days away.
Military personnel deliver aid supplies at the destroyed airport after super typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban City.
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Survivors are begging for help and scavenge for food, water and medicine.