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Residents walk through debris as they rush to a rescue helicopter delivering relief foods in Hernani town, Eastern Samar province, central Philippines on 11 November, 2013, four days after Typhoon Haiyan hit the country. Picture:AFP

Philippines typhoon death toll reaches estimated 10 000

Squabbles blamed for stalling Philippine aid

By Eyewitness News

A picture emerges of an aid campaign driven with rivalries and vulnerable to abuse.

  • Boxer Manny Pacquiao. Picture: AFP

    Pacquiao's win brings cheers in Philippines

    Boxing hero Manny Pacquiao thumped American Brandon Rios to clinch the WBO welterweight crown in Macau.

    3186 days ago
  • Filipino boxing great Manny Pacquiao. Picture: AFP

    Pacquiao fights for devastated homeland

    Manny Pacquiao will carry the weight of a nation in mourning when he enters the ring on Sunday.

    3187 days ago
  • Residents watch as US troops deliver relief aid from a US Marines Osprey aircraft at Balangiga City, Samar Province on November 16, 2013. Picture: AFP.

    Premature births rise after typhoon

    Many women have given birth prematurely due to the stress of Super Typhoon Haiyan.

    3191 days ago
  • At least 8,000 people are seeking refuge in Cebu following Super Typhoon Haiyan. Picture: AFP.

    SA mission in Philippines delayed again

    Gift of the Givers continues to face logistical problems in the Philippines.

    3192 days ago
  • This aerial photo shows typhoon devastation in Eastern Samar province, central Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan hit the country. Picture: AFP.

    Typhoon death toll revised to 4,000

    The UN estimates two million people have been displaced by the typhoon.

    3194 days ago
  • Rescue workers carry a woman about to give birth at a makeshift Department of Health medical center at the Tacloban airport in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte on November 9, 2013. Picture: AFP.

    US carrier begins Philippine storm relief

    The aircraft carrier started unloading food and water to the typhoon-ravaged central Philippines.

    3196 days ago
  • Eight people were crushed to death when looters raided rice stockpiles in a government warehouse. AFP PHOTO/Philippe Lopez

    Typhoon: Survivors loot and dig up water

    Eight people were crushed to death when looters raided rice stockpiles in a government warehouse.

    3197 days ago
  • A typhoon victim walks past land ravaged by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, on the eastern island of Leyte on November 13, 2013 after Super Typhoon Haiyan swept over the Philippines. Photo: AFP.

    Typhoon: MSF sends SA team

    MSF has assembled a team of South African specialists to assist in the typhoon-ravaged Philippines.

    3197 days ago
  • Residents walk through debris as they rush to a rescue helicopter delivering relief foods in Hernani town, Eastern Samar province, central Philippines four days after Typhoon Haiyan hit the country. Picture: AFP.

    'Philippines death toll overstated'

    The President says the death toll from Typhoon Haiyan is closer to 2,000 or 2,500.

    3197 days ago
  • The body of a dead man is seen at the bay of Tacloban on 10 November 2013 amid the wreckage caused by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Picture: Noel Celis/AFP.

    Rescue SA ready to help Philippines

    Anywhere between 10,000 and 20,000 people are feared dead after Typhoon Haiyan struck on Friday.

    3198 days ago
  • This aerial photo shows typhoon devastation in Eastern Samar province, central Philippines on 11 November, 2013, four days after Typhoon Haiyan hit the country. Picure: AFP

    Warships assist with Filipino relief

    Aid trucks have struggled to enter the city because of the stream of people and vehicles leaving.

    3198 days ago
  • Residents walk through debris as they rush to a rescue helicopter delivering relief foods in Hernani town, Eastern Samar province, central Philippines on 11 November. Picture:AFP.

    Rescue efforts continue in Philippines

    Gift of the Givers has set aside R2m to distribute relief aid to Typhoon Haiyan victims.

    3199 days ago
  • Flattened houses along the Philippines coastal area in Tacloban on November 10 after super typhoon Haiyan swept over the country. Picture: AFP.

    Typhoon Haiyan toll may hit 10,000

    Vietnam authorities have moved 883,000 people in 11 central provinces to safe zones.

    3200 days ago
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