Typhoon Haiyan
latest news & developments
Philippine relief effort spreads
Philippine authorities and aid agencies face a humanitarian crisis, with the number of people displaced by the catastrophe estimated at four million.
The mayor at the eye of Philippine storm
Finger-pointing in the Philippines is sure to worsen as the typhoon’s official death toll rises to nearly 4 000.
Aid pushes through to typhoon Haiyan survivors
Substantial food and medical aid has finally began reaching the desperate survivors of the Philippines super typhoon.
Philippines: Confusion over Haiyan death toll
The Philippine government has increased its death toll from super Typhoon Haiyan to 3 621 – a figure which is still well below the UN’s estimate.
Typhoon Haiyan survivors die in rice warehouse stampede
Eight people were crushed to death when a crowd of survivors from Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines stormed a government rice store, says an official.
Typhoon Hayian: A rallying call for climate change
Taking the devastation wrought on their country as a warning, the Philippine delegation at COP19 has called for urgent progress on climate change.
Typhoon Haiyan: Philippine govt imposes curfew to curb looting
In the devastating aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan, the Philippine government has set up checkpoints and set a curfew in efforts to end looting.
World sends emergency relief to battered Philippines
The UN, Australia and the US have mobilised emergency aid as the scale of the devastation unleashed by super typhoon Haiyan emerges.