Typhoon Haiyan blasts Philippines

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Typhoon Haiyan blasts Philippines

This photo provided by DigitalGlobe shows a Nov. 10, 2013 image of Tacloban, city, Leyte province, central Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan. (AP Photo/DigitalGlobe via Google)

A survivor eats a banana which found in garbage heap in typhoon ravaged Tacloban city, central Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into central Philippine provinces Friday, leaving a wide swath of destruction and thousands of people dead. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

A survivor walks near a dead pig in typhoon ravaged Tacloban city, central Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into central Philippine provinces Friday, leaving a wide swath of destruction and thousands of people dead. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

A survivor carries his belongings in typhoon ravaged Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into central Philippine provinces Friday, leaving a wide swath of destruction and thousands of people dead.(AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Survivors ride an overloaded passenger jeepney as they flee typhoon-hit Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A survivor sits in a roadside in typhoon ravaged Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into central Philippine provinces Friday, leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

A good samaritan, left, hands out biscuits to typhoon survivors as they queue up at Tacloban city airport hoping to be able to board U.S. and Philippine military transport planes Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, in Tacloban city, Leyte province in central Philippines. Five days after one of the strongest tropical storms on record leveled tens of thousands of houses in the central Philippines, relief operations were only starting to pick up pace, with two more airports in the region reopening, allowing for more aid flights. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

A dog takes a bite on an empty canned food as it searches for food in typhoon-hit Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Survivors walk near their home in typhoon-ravaged Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into central Philippine provinces Friday, leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

A survivors take a rest in typhoon ravaged Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into central Philippine provinces Friday, leaving a wide swath of destruction and thousands of people dead. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Children, who say they fled when armed men were seen in their village, wait in Tacloban city, Leyte province in central Philippines Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Since the storm, people have broken into homes, malls and garages, where they have stripped the shelves of food, water and other goods. Authorities have struggled to stop the looting. There have been unconfirmed reports of armed gangs involved in some instances. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

A man whose house is damaged by Typhoon Haiyan covers his face as he and a helper clean up in Tacloban, Philippines, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Five days after Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest tropical storms on record, leveled tens of thousands of houses in the central Philippines. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

A boy holds a rooster as he and his family members who are affected by Typhoon Haiyan wait for his bus to leave the city in Tacloban, central Philippines, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Filipinos walk inside a mall that has been flooded and allegedly looted following a Typhoon in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A Philippine Airlines passenger plane takes off as typhoon survivors in a line take their chance to board U.S. military transport planes from the damaged airport in Tacloban city, Leyte province in central Philippines, Wednesday Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Newborn babies sleep in cribs inside a hospital in Tacloban City, in central Philippines November 13, 2013, five days after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the area. Many of the 80 babies born in the hospital since the typhoon came prematurely, their mothers shocked into labour by Friday's trauma. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT HEALTH)

People carefully avoid the dirty water along an alley as they leave their makeshift homes, after super typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban City, in central Philippines November 13, 2013. Philippine officials have been overwhelmed by Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons on record, which tore through the central Philippines on Friday and flattened Tacloban, coastal capital of Leyte province where officials had feared 10,000 people died, many drowning in a tsunami-like wall of seawater. REUTERS/Edgar Su (PHILIPPINES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Children play as they pass debris and damaged houses after super typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban City, in central Philippines November 13, 2013. Philippine officials have been overwhelmed by Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons on record, which tore through the central Philippines on Friday and flattened Tacloban, coastal capital of Leyte province where officials had feared 10,000 people died, many drowning in a tsunami-like wall of seawater. REUTERS/Edgar Su (PHILIPPINES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

People bathe using water from a broken water pipe along a street canal, after super typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban City, in central Philippines November 13, 2013. Philippine officials have been overwhelmed by Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons on record, which tore through the central Philippines on Friday and flattened Tacloban, coastal capital of Leyte province where officials had feared 10,000 people died, many drowning in a tsunami-like wall of seawater. REUTERS/Edgar Su (PHILIPPINES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

A child bathes with water from a broken water pipe along a canal after super typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban City, in central Philippines November 13, 2013. Philippine officials have been overwhelmed by Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons on record, which tore through the central Philippines on Friday and flattened Tacloban, coastal capital of Leyte province where officials had feared 10,000 people died, many drowning in a tsunami-like wall of seawater. REUTERS/Edgar Su (PHILIPPINES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

A villager stands outside her damaged home in Guiwan in Samar island, central Philippines, November 13, 2013, five days after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the area. Desperation gripped Philippine islands devastated by Typhoon Haiyan as looting turned deadly on Wednesday and survivors panicked over delays in supplies of food, water and medicine, some digging up underground water pipes and smashing them open. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

A survivors carries water in typhoon-ravaged Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into central Philippine provinces Friday, leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

A broken clock shows the time when it stopped inside a house damaged by a typhoon in Tacloban, central Philippines, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction . (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Land is flooded from overnight rain as soldiers make their way around the airport in Tacloban at dusk, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

A Filipino man walks inside a mall that has been flooded and allegedly looted after Typhoon Hayian hit Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction. "Yolanda" painted on a car is the local name for Haiyan. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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This photo provided by DigitalGlobe shows a Nov. 10, 2013 image of Tacloban, city, Leyte province, central Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan. (AP Photo/DigitalGlobe via Google)

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