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The United Nations [humanitarian / humane] chief Valerie Amos has said aid is not reaching survivors of Typhoon Haiyan [quickly / speedy] enough. 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 [urgency / urgent] it was to act more quickly. She said: "The situation is [dismal / dismay] . Those who have been able to leave have done [such / so] . Many more are trying. People are extremely [desperation / desperate] for help." She added: "We need to [make / get] assistance to them now. They are already saying it has [taken / being] too long to arrive. Ensuring a faster delivery is our immediate [prioritise / priority] ." Early efforts at providing assistance were hampered [by / at] continuing bad weather.

Typhoon Haiyan is [possibly / possible] the strongest on record to make landfall. Meteorologists say the [violence / violent] storm [packed / packaged] winds of up to 315kph. It is [believed / belief] over 10,000 people perished in the city of Tacloban alone. Hundreds of thousands are now [homelessness / homeless] after the typhoon [flattened / smoothened] almost everything in its path. The New York Times reported there [being / been] "typhoon gridlock" as the destroyed infrastructure is making the [logical / logistics] of distributing aid a nightmare. People are desperate [for / of] water. The Doctors Without Borders charity said: "Access is extremely difficult and is preventing people [from / by] receiving help." Christian Aid said: "The devastation here is unimaginable."