water came in and grabs her baby and saved her baby. she asked me am i going to survive this, survive the airport. that s how incredible it is. you have been looking at the effect on kids. absolutely. there s one heart-warming story. unfortunately most of it is not heart-warming. let s watch it. reporter: 11 months old anthony is blissfully unaware how lucky he is to be alive. during the storm, his mother sat her son on her head to keep him above the water level while she held on to the roof rafters. all i hear, many crying, many people crying. many people saying help help. reporter: lost her husband and many other relatives. no, i don t know where we ll go. i hope we can survive. it s very traumatic. it s very hard.
option. because it s not as if they re able to shelter someplace and get food and get water. there s just nothing to be had right now exactly. i spoke to one woman just a moment ago. she said it s a miracle that i survived the typhoon and my baby survived the typhoon. she literally reached out as the water came in and grabbed and saved her baby. she asked me am i going to survive this, survive the airport. that s how incredible it is. you have been looking at the effect on kids. absolutely. there s one heart-warming story. unfortunately most of it is not heart-warming. let s watch it. 11 months old anthony is blissfully unaware how lucky he is to be alive. during the storm, his mother sat her son on her head to keep him above the water level while she held on to the roof rafters. all i hear, many crying, many people crying. many people saying help help. she lost her husband and many
desperately need food aid right now. many of them pregnant women, new mothers, and children. cnn s paula hancocks has been talking to the families who are struggling through the storm. she joins us live from the scene. what are you hearing, paula? reporter: well, hundreds of those people are sitting right here at the airport. one just came and said to me she s been waiting here for two days with her young children and still has no idea when she will be allowed out. they re calling for more military planes to get them out of here. they re calling for more commercial planes to help them. this is fast turning into a mass humanitarian air lift. at the moment, there simply aren t enough planes to get the people out. of course, those that desperately want to get out, are the ones with small and vulnerable children. 11 month old antony is blissfully unaware how lucky he is to be alive. during the storm, she sat her son on her head to keep him above the water level while she held on to the r
21-year-old woman gave birth, you see right there, to a baby girl in the middle of all of this. paula hancocks is live from tacloban city with much more. amazing story, paula. reporter: absolutely. it s a story that was desperately needed here. there has just been horrific news after horrific news and finally, there is something that has given hope to the members of the triage here, the makeshift hospital who are working under desperate conditions, finally they had something to smile about. 11-month-old antoni is blissfully unaware of how lucky he is to be alive. during the storm, this woman sat her son on her head to keep him above the water level while she shell held off to the roof rafters. i hear many people crying. she lost her husband and many other relatives. now i don t know where we ll
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