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The United Nations chief Valerie Amos has said aid is not survivors of Typhoon Haiyan quickly . Ms Amos is the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. She spoke to reporters in Manila yesterday and explained how it was to act more quickly. She said: "The situation is . Those who have been able to leave have done so. Many more are trying. People are extremely for help." She added: "We need to get to them now. They are already saying it has taken too to arrive. Ensuring a faster delivery is our immediate ." Early efforts at providing assistance were by continuing bad weather.

Typhoon Haiyan is possibly the on record to make . Meteorologists say the violent storm packed of up to 315kph. It is believed over 10,000 people perished in the city of Tacloban . Hundreds of thousands are now homeless after the typhoon flattened almost everything in its . The New York Times reported there being "typhoon " as the destroyed infrastructure is making the of distributing aid a . People are desperate for water. The Doctors Without Borders charity said: "Access is difficult and is preventing people from receiving help." Christian Aid said: "The devastation here is ."

 


 

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