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CBC News reporters Curt Petrovich and Chris Brown give the latest updates from the Philippines as hundreds of thousands struggle to survive after a deadly typhoon.

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A man takes a break from salvaging reusable woods from his damaged house after super Typhoon Haiyan hit Tabogon town in Cebu Province, central Philippines November 11, 2013. Charlie Saceda/Reuters

by John Mchutchion 11/11/2013 10:22:31 PM
Soldiers prepare to load food supplies into a Philippine air force helicopter at Tacloban airport Monday Nov. 11, 2013, following Friday's Typhoon Haiyan.
Bullit Marquez/Associated Press
by John Mchutchion

by John Mchutchion 11/11/2013 10:25:17 PM
A mother cries in relief upon boarding a Philippine air force helicopter, Monday Nov. 11, 2013 following Friday's typhoon Haiyan which lashed Guiuan township, Eastern Samar province, in the central Philippines. Bullit Marquez/Associated Press

by John Mchutchion 11/11/2013 10:29:34 PM
A young boy waits at the side of the road for fresh water surrounded by debris from Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, central Philippines, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Wally Santana/Associated Press

by John Mchutchion 11/12/2013 12:56:13 AM
Been trying to tweet. Unpredictable signal. Likely to get worse as we head south to Cebu. Airport lounge packed. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BY1aBN6CIAE-32H.jpg

by Curt Petrovich via twitter 11/12/2013 1:37:49 AM
Made the flight to Cebu. Just ahead of ominous clouds as another tropical storm approaches the Philippines. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BY1dFfxIAAAGihm.jpg

by Curt Petrovich via twitter 11/12/2013 1:51:12 AM
A survivor from Tacloban, which was devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, after disembarking a flight in Manila. Vincent Yu/Associated Press

by Aleksandra Sagan 11/12/2013 3:36:00 AM
Military personnel carry a woman who fainted while waiting in line to leave Tacloban City on a military air transport. Edgar Sun/Reuters

by Aleksandra Sagan 11/12/2013 3:41:44 AM
A woman waiting to leave Tacloban City cries after learning that she will not be joining the early military flight to Manila. Women, children, elderly and the injured have priority to leave the city on military air transport. Edgar Su/Reuters

by Aleksandra Sagan 11/12/2013 3:57:10 AM
Typhoon survivors take shelter from the rain as they queue up in the hopes of boarding an evacuation flight on a C-130 military transport plane. Bullit Marques/Associated Press

by Aleksandra Sagan 11/12/2013 4:06:09 AM
Thousands of typhoon survivors swarmed the airport on Tuesday seeking a flight out, but only a few hundred made it, leaving behind a shattered, rain-lashed city short of food and water.

Read more about the survivors' desperate attempt to flee the typhoon zone here: cbc.sh

by Aleksandra Sagan 11/12/2013 4:07:55 AM
A Philippine air force officer hands out orange slices to typhoon survivors as they line up to board a C-130 military transport in Tacloban city. Bullit Marques/Associated Press

by Aleksandra Sagan 11/12/2013 4:11:35 AM
Upward of 10 million people remain in a state of despair and disaster in the Philippines.
Watch The National's report on the developing aid effort after the typhoon.

by Aleksandra Sagan 11/12/2013 4:15:53 AM
Staff load a Hercules aeroplane with relief equipment at Orebro airport in central Sweden on Monday. The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, MSB, together with its International Humanitarian Partnership, IHP, partners on Monday sent equipment to support the UN disaster relief work in the Philippines. Per Knutsson/TT News Agency/Associated Press

by Aleksandra Sagan 11/12/2013 7:21:32 AM
#Haiyan : @UNICEF warehouse in Copenhagen is airlifting US$1 .3m worth of all supplies for another 10,000 families. uni.cf/16TDWeV

by United Nations via twitter 11/12/2013 7:44:55 AM
Government troopers conduct a checkpoint to maintain order as reports of rampant looting spreads in Tacloban city on Monday. Aaron Favila/Associated Press

by Aleksandra Sagan 11/12/2013 7:58:08 AM
A member of the Japanese Disaster Relief Team carries goods as they arrive to assist survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban on Tuesday. Japan has decided to donate $10 million to the Philippines for emergency aid to victims of the typhoon. Aaron Favila/Associated Press

by Aleksandra Sagan 11/12/2013 8:52:41 AM
More details on the Typhoon #Haiyan Relief Fund (matching fund) ow.ly/qH8b2

by DFATD via twitter 11/12/2013 3:07:53 PM
Kitchener typhoon Haiyan fundraiser set for December 3 tinyurl.com/k3za3xe

by CBC KW via twitter 11/12/2013 3:09:00 PM
Filipinos in N.B. fear Haiyan's impact on families bit.ly/1i5DcYy

by CBC New Brunswick via twitter 11/12/2013 3:19:50 PM
Canadians needing urgent consular help following Typhoon #Haiyan can email sos@international .gc.ca or call collect 613-996-8885

by DFATD via twitter 11/12/2013 3:20:24 PM
An elderly woman and an injured man are carried to a waiting C130 aircraft as survivors are evacuated from Tacloban. (Paula Bronstein/Getty)

by Timothy Neesam 11/12/2013 3:24:05 PM
#Philippine president says #Haiyan typhoon death toll closer to 2000 - 2500. Blames "emotional drama involved' for 10,000 figure.

by CBC News Alerts via twitter 11/12/2013 5:30:53 PM
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, left, speaks about Typhoon Haiyan during a nationally televised address in Manila on Thursday, prior to the storm. The president says the death toll is currently closer to 2,000 - 2,500. (Robert Vinas/Malacanag Photo Bureau/AP)

by Timothy Neesam 11/12/2013 5:48:20 PM
Bodies are unloaded at a makeshift morgue in Tacloban on Tuesday. (Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty)

by Timothy Neesam 11/12/2013 9:26:04 PM
We r in Cebu, hub for # typhoon relief efforts. Leaving to travel to villages to see how much help is getting thru. Will tweet the trip

by Chris Brown via twitter 11/12/2013 9:30:27 PM
Heading north on Cebu island up the east coast. An hour outside Cebu city little signs of damage http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BY6amSLCAAAodUN.jpg

by Curt Petrovich via twitter 11/13/2013 12:58:27 AM
Follow @cbcchrisbrown & @RetroCanada for latest on #Haiyan . MT @RetroCanada outside Cebu; little signs of damage http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BY6amSLCAAAodUN.jpg

by Emily Elias via twitter retweeted by KathrynMarlow 11/13/2013 1:05:48 AM
Children begging by the road side in Bogo two hours north of Cebu city. Food and water in short supply http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BY6nHL4IgAAVzJp.jpg

by Curt Petrovich via twitter 11/13/2013 1:53:08 AM
Our @CBCChrisBrown is in the Philippines. Thanks for your work Chris.

by Tony Smyth via twitter retweeted by JB_at_Large 11/13/2013 2:59:12 AM
100 houses destroyed in this section of Bogo. Just two hours north of the regional relief hub, no help has arrived. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BY645bkIcAAV70_.jpg

by Curt Petrovich via twitter 11/13/2013 3:10:49 AM
Eight people have been crushed to death when thousands stormed a government rice warehouse, a National Food Authority spokesman told the Associated Press.

Read more about it here: cbc.sh

by Aleksandra Sagan 11/13/2013 3:14:58 AM
A Filipino man watches his home damaged by Typhoon Hayian in Tacloban city on Wednesday. Aaron Favila/Associated Press

by Aleksandra Sagan 11/13/2013 9:23:42 AM
Calling all Canadians: Help support the people affected by Typhoon #Haiyan through a matching fund ow.ly/qG6Ou

by DFATD via twitter 11/13/2013 11:46:53 AM
All Canadians located in the #Philippines should register online ow.ly/qKGN5
#Haiyan

by CanadaEmbPhilippines via twitter 11/13/2013 11:48:19 AM
A.M. reads: @cbcamber on why canned food and clothes can be a 'curse' for aid efforts in disasters like #Haiyan cbc.ca/news/1.2424253

by CBCNews via twitter 11/13/2013 12:17:25 PM
Typhoon victims wear pieces of tissue over their mouths to block the smell of dead corpses in Tacloban. (Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty)

by Timothy Neesam 11/13/2013 12:58:49 PM
Registered #charities interested in submitting proposals for the Typhoon #Haiyan Relief Fund can find info here ow.ly/qJOFs

by DFATD via twitter 11/13/2013 2:57:57 PM
Food and water are passed to people lining a village roadside as a CBC crew travels to hard-hit Cebu. (Andrew Lee/CBC)

by Timothy Neesam 11/13/2013 3:04:15 PM
Canada sending 12-member Red Cross team and field hospital to #Philippines #Typhoon

by CBC News Alerts via twitter 11/13/2013 4:23:25 PM
“@davidcommon : More than a dozen cargo jets filled with aid at Cebu airport in Philippines. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BZFWUeICYAAX0Yh.jpg” #cbc

by CBC World Report via twitter 11/15/2013 4:19:03 AM
Authorities estimate some 600,000 people have been displaced by Typhoon Haiyan. (Andrew Lee/CBC News)

by CBC News 11/15/2013 8:42:23 PM
Some pics from #tacloban . Crush of ppl fleeing at the airport; relief flights taking out 100s daily. #cbc https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BZJAUlECMAAPaeM.jpg

by Chris Brown via twitter 11/15/2013 8:57:56 PM
It's like the city was hit by a giant sandblasted. Vegetation completely stripped. #tacloban https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BZJA0zECUAAPOXb.jpg

by Chris Brown via twitter 11/15/2013 9:00:08 PM
It's like the city was hit by a giant sandblasted. Vegetation completely stripped. #tacloban http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BZJA0zECUAAPOXb.jpg

by Chris Brown via twitter 11/15/2013 9:00:09 PM