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Typhoon Haiyan: BBC reports from the Philippines | Typhoon Haiyan: BBC reports from the Philippines |
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BBC correspondents are in some of the places worst hit by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Below is a selection of their reports on the devastation and the rescue operation. | BBC correspondents are in some of the places worst hit by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Below is a selection of their reports on the devastation and the rescue operation. |
Andrew Harding reaches the isolated villages where the typhoon first struck. | |
Alastair Leithead says people are still waiting for aid on the island of Leyte almost a week after Typhoon Haiyan hit. | |
International aid finally reaches Tacloban as the city buries the dead, reports Rupert Wingfield-Hayes. | |
The BBC's Alastair Leithead meets two sisters in search of their parents, as he took a boat from a remote part of Cebu to the island of Leyte. | The BBC's Alastair Leithead meets two sisters in search of their parents, as he took a boat from a remote part of Cebu to the island of Leyte. |
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes meets a 13-year-old girl who lost her entire family in the disaster. | Rupert Wingfield-Hayes meets a 13-year-old girl who lost her entire family in the disaster. |
Churches have become havens for people whose homes have been ripped apart, as George Alagiah reports. | Churches have become havens for people whose homes have been ripped apart, as George Alagiah reports. |
Impassable roads means that delivering aid by air has become essential, as Jonathan Head reports. | Impassable roads means that delivering aid by air has become essential, as Jonathan Head reports. |
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports from a hospital that was completely flooded by the typhoon and lacks basic supplies and clean water. | Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports from a hospital that was completely flooded by the typhoon and lacks basic supplies and clean water. |
Jon Donnison speaks to Jose, who is living inside a sports centre that is doubling up as a makeshift shelter for victims of the disaster. | Jon Donnison speaks to Jose, who is living inside a sports centre that is doubling up as a makeshift shelter for victims of the disaster. |
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports on the wait for aid in Tacloban where some looting occurred on the fifth day after the typhoon. | Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports on the wait for aid in Tacloban where some looting occurred on the fifth day after the typhoon. |
The BBC's George Alagiah makes a helicopter journey over devastated areas. | The BBC's George Alagiah makes a helicopter journey over devastated areas. |
Jon Donnison reports from one of the worst-hit areas of Tacloban, where desperation for food has taken hold. | Jon Donnison reports from one of the worst-hit areas of Tacloban, where desperation for food has taken hold. |
Jon Donnison meets residents picking up the pieces in one of the worst hit areas of Tacloban. | Jon Donnison meets residents picking up the pieces in one of the worst hit areas of Tacloban. |
Tim Willcox explains why planes carrying aid are being delayed from reaching the disaster zone. | Tim Willcox explains why planes carrying aid are being delayed from reaching the disaster zone. |
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports from the flood waters in Tacloban, which are making conditions even worse for survivors. | Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports from the flood waters in Tacloban, which are making conditions even worse for survivors. |
Alistair Leithead reports on one survival story from a street on the island of Cebu. | Alistair Leithead reports on one survival story from a street on the island of Cebu. |
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports on relatives carrying victims on foot to a burial ground in Tacloban. | Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports on relatives carrying victims on foot to a burial ground in Tacloban. |
George Alagiah is at a makeshift aid distribution centre at Manila airport. | George Alagiah is at a makeshift aid distribution centre at Manila airport. |
Hundreds of desperate people are queuing to get out of Tacloban, says Jonathan Head. | Hundreds of desperate people are queuing to get out of Tacloban, says Jonathan Head. |
Alistair Leithead is in Cebu province, where some towns suffered "80-90% damage", according to one disaster worker. | Alistair Leithead is in Cebu province, where some towns suffered "80-90% damage", according to one disaster worker. |
An estimated 80% of Tacloban has been destroyed, Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports. | An estimated 80% of Tacloban has been destroyed, Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports. |