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  • Relief efforts continue in the Philippines after Super Typhoon Haiyan. Picture: Govan Whittles/EWN.

    Rescue SA saves parts of Filipino hospital

    The rescue team says its members are now treating hundreds of locals.

    3105 days ago
  • Super Typhoon Haityan destroyed buildings and left many people displaced in the Philippines. Picture: MSF.

    Another death in Palompon

    Eight people have died in the town of Palompon from Super Typhoon Haiyan.

    3107 days ago
  • Gift of the Givers loading aid for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in Manila, Philippines. Picture: Govan Whittles/EWN.

    SA NGO begins Philippines relief efforts

    The organisation is in Leyte province where it is helping typhoon survivors.

    3107 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

    Worst-hit areas receive aid

    Thousands of Filipinos in Leyte Province will receive relief aid and much needed medical attention.

    3108 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.

    3108 days ago
  • People stand on a corner at the airport watching aid flights land in Tacloban. Picture: AFP.

    SA rescue team bound for Ormoc

    The Gift of the Givers rescue team will board a Swedish army plane to Ormoc.

    3109 days ago
  • A typhoon victim prays during mass at the Santo Nino church in Tacloban on November 17, 2013. Picture: AFP.

    Filipinos bow heads in prayer

    Despite the mass destruction, people continue to gather at wrecked church buildings.

    3110 days ago
  • A dead body of a typhoon victim is left on the pavement of a street in Tacloban, on the eastern island of Leyte on 13 November 2013. Picture: Philippe Lope/AFP.

    SA rescue efforts in Philippines delayed

    Gift of the Givers had to postpone travel due to logistical difficulties in the devastated nation.

    3111 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.

    3111 days ago
  • A typhoon victim walks past land ravaged by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, Philippines on November 13, 2013. Picture: AFP.

    SA rescue efforts underway in Philippines

    Two SA organisations will support the operations. An EWN reporter is travelling with them.

    3112 days ago
  • Residents walk through debris as they rush to a rescue helicopter delivering relief aid in Hernani town, Eastern Samar province, central Philippines on 11 November, 2013. Picture: AFP.

    Typhoon death toll surges

    Filipino officials confirmed deaths nationwide rose by more than 1,200 overnight to 3,621 on Friday.

    3112 days ago
  • A view of flattened houses along the coastal area in Tacloban on the eastern island of Leyte. Picture: AFP.

    SA NGO en route to Philippines

    Gift of the Givers will assist with the humanitarian crisis after Super Typhoon Haiyan.

    3113 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.

    3113 days ago
  • A typhoon victim walks past land ravaged by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, on the eastern island of Leyte on 13 November, 2013. Picture:AFP

    Aid for Filipinos looted

    Widespread looting of rice stocks and other supplies broke out in Leyte province.

    3113 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.

    3114 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.

    3114 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.

    3115 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.

    3115 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.

    3115 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.

    3116 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.

    3117 days ago
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