Getting aid to the Philippines
The fastest way to get urgently needed aid to the towns and villages destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan is by air. But there aren't enough planes - or airfields - to get people in or out of the disaster area.
Emergency food
The partially destroyed airport at Ormoc is one destination for sorely needed aid deliveries. Sacks of rice from these planes will help people survive the next few weeks. The typhoon soaked their own stocks, which have now started to rot.
Back on track
Deliveries are being brought first to Cebu City by cargo plane before being sent on to heavily damaged cities, like Tacloban, whose devastated airport has now been equipped to allow planes to land at night.
International aid
Donations have arrived from around the world. The Red Cross, Care, Caritas, and many other aid organizations have sent food and drinking water to the devastated areas.
Destination: Safety
Many people are trying to leave the disaster zone by air, but very few get a place on the planes. These inhabitants of Leyte Island are rushing to a Philippine air force plane that will take them to Cebu City.
Getting out
Her baby desperately needs treatment at a hospital, so this woman has been allowed on board one of the planes leaving the island of Leyte. The plane, belonging to the Philippine air force, will take her to Cebu City.
Looking back
Some victims have found shelter with relatives in cities, like Manila, which were spared by the typhoon. Here, they are looking out of airplane windows and surveying the damage to the towns below.
Clear goal
Not everyone wants to leave. Many people want to buy food and building materials and return to their families in the disaster zone on Leyte. Almost all the buildings in towns like Tacloban and Ormoc were destroyed.
Military operation
The Philippine government has announced that it is sending more and more of its large transport aircraft into the disaster area. A US aircraft carrier has also reached the island of Samar, from where it is able to send helicopters to more remote areas. But, it is far from enough.