Airports have been reopened, transport has resumed and countries are coming forward with aid a little over a week after Typhoon Haiyan destroyed parts of the central Philippines.
That’s what representatives of United Nations agencies in Geneva told reporters on Friday as they shared details of the ongoing rescue operations.
The number of people affected now stands at 11.8 million, with some 921,200 displaced people, according to the latest government figures.
Jocelyne Sambira has more.
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As aid trickles in to survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, people are doing what they can to survive, according to the UN Refugee Agency’s Representative, Bernard Kerblat.
Tacloban city in Leyte province, one of the hardest-hit places, has no electricity, according to Mr. Kerblat, therefore only military aircrafts can land at the airport, slowing down relief efforts.
The UN humanitarian community is appealing for $300 million to provide life-saving aid to people of the Philippines affected by typhoon Haiyan.
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid (OCHA) made the announcement on Tuesday in the capital, Manila.
According to government figures, an estimated 11.3 million people have been affected by the disaster and close to 700,000 have been forced out of their homes.
Jocelyne Sambira reports.
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