Pleading for help. The world is rushing to answer the call. 10 Million People have been affected by typhoon haiyan. The American Military is helping with search and rescues. Europe is sending food and water. President barack obama called the philippine people riz he willient and said the spirit of cooperation will prevail. Mr. Obama promised more help if needed. The pope led prayer. The philippines is one of the largest catholic populations. Rescuers are struggle to go reach townsraphiaged by the typhoon. Roads are impassable. Wayne hey has more on the relief efforts underway reporter we have so many people at the airport what is left of it anyway. The thing you can see behind me is what is left of the main terminal building at the airport. Luckily, the tarmac remains largely undamaged. The runway is okay. Crucially, the military has been able to fly in here at regular enter vans bringing in aid supplies to the people here who were so badly affected by their storm. Then bringing in foo
[ theme ] the philippines bracing for another storm as its digging out of disaster from the massive typhoon. Consider this as devastating storms and rising sea levels impact around the world, can anything be done to protect coast at communities. Scammers what to look out for and what is being done about them. Veterans day the changing face of war and soldiers on screen. Im antonio mora, welcome to consider this. We begin with the terrible destruction caused by typhoon haiyan, and the threats of rising sea levels pose to communities around the world and home. First the philippines, 10,000 may have been killed in one city alone, hundreds of thousands have been struggling to survive across the island chain since the typhoon made landfall on friday. Im joined by al jazeera correspondent craig leeson at cebu, and by lynette lim, from save the children, who was at ground zero at tacloban when the typhoon came ashore. The u. N. Is going to send aircraft carriers and help as soon as possible,
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Getting that aid to those who need it is proving to be tough. The official death toll is nearly 1800 but no one expects that number to be final. In some places bodies still litter the streets. Al jazeera steph has more. Reporter this is an area that hasnt had enough attention here so far. This is basically an interesting area because driving through the island theres no damage whatsoever, and then suddenly you reach this area of complete destruction. The storm has landed here pretty harshly as well. Im here in a little area, where behind me six houses were just completely flattened. And people in front of me along the whole road children are holding up signs saying help we need food. Hundreds of children are on this road asking for help and food, and so far only a few aid organizations have reached these people here. There is a massive effort underway to get badly needed relief to those in need. Reporter wanting to be useful, volunteers are coming in droves to this government warehouse
Emergency aid is being rushed to the philippines bringing desperately needed basic essentials to the victims of typhoon high, the recordbreaking super storm destroyed villages and hundreds of thousands have no power, food, water or shelter and hospitals are over run and good morning and welcome to al Jazeera America, the philippines red cross said 1200 people were killed in the storm but could top 10,000, slowly relief efforts are going to efforts caught off by bridges and roads and they reached the airport on sunday seeking supplies or a way out. A 2 million Relief Program from the United Nations food program is underway and the u. S. Military sent marines for search and rescue efforts and al jazeera has more detail. Three days after suffering one of the worst typhoons ever the devastation is coming into view. Many of the hardest hit are unreachable and hard to say just how bad it really is. With a death toll expected to be in the thousands and impact felt by millions typhoon survivor