The U.N. humanitarian coordinator Valerie Amos has said aid is too slow to get to survivors of Typhoon Haiyan. She told reporters how urgent it was to act quicker. She said the situation was "dismal" and that people were in great need of help. Many people have left the worst areas and many more are trying to leave. Survivors say aid is taking too long. Ms Amos said aid was the "immediate priority". Bad weather stopped earlier efforts to help people.

Typhoon Haiyan is perhaps the strongest ever to hit land. Meteorologists say the winds were up to 315kph. Over 10,000 people died in the city of Tacloban. Hundreds of thousands are homeless. People really need water. The typhoon flattened everything. The New York Times described a "typhoon gridlock". A charity said damaged roads are making it impossible to get around. Another charity said: "The devastation here is unimaginable."