Forecasters say the massive typhoon measures some 300 miles wide and may be the most powerful storm to ever hit land. Philippine officials blame haiyan for many deaths and say the storm put some 12 million at risk. This man says i saw those big waves and i immediately told my neighbors to flee. We thought it was a tsunami. The roaring winds and downpours knocked out power and telephone service. Flooding and land slides bury villages. Rescuers carry children to safety and distribute supplies including to tourist resorts. Haiyan is on a path to hit china next where emergency preparations are underway. Complete coverage continues now. Bob turk is tracking this monster storm. This is moving quickly. Thats the only caveat. It didnt slow down. It moved across central philippines around sea boo about 200 miles south of manilla. There is a big arch of islands there. This is one of the worst ever to hit the philippines. They say at landfall the winds were gusting over 200 miles an hour sustaine