Naval Aircrewman Third Class Peter Olson learned something of storm desolation when his hometown of Howell was caught in Superstorm Sandy. Now he's delivering relief to typhonne victims in the Philippines as as part of Operation Damayan.
The Philippine government on Friday defended its efforts to deliver assistance to victims of Typhoon Haiyan, many of whom have received little or no assistance since the monster storm struck one week ago.
A run-down, single-story building at the ruined airport in the Philippine city of Tacloban has become the area's main medical center for victims of last week's powerful typhoon.
Mobs overran a rice warehouse on the island worst hit by the Philippine typhoon, setting off a wall collapse that killed eight people and carting off thousands of sacks of the grain, while security forces Wednesday exchanged gunfire with an armed gang.
The U.N.'s humanitarian chief is appealing for $300 million to help the more than 11 million people in the Philippines estimated to have been affected by last week's typhoon.
The death toll following last Friday's devastating typhoon in the eastern Philippines stands at more than 1,700 people, but officials say more than 10,000 could be dead.