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The United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has aid is not survivors of Typhoon Haiyan quickly enough. Ms Amos is the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. She to reporters in Manila yesterday and how urgent it was to more quickly. She said: "The situation is dismal. Those who have been able to leave have done so. Many more are . People are extremely desperate for help." She added: "We need to assistance to them now. They are already it has too long to arrive. Ensuring a faster delivery is our immediate priority." Early efforts at assistance were hampered by continuing bad weather.

Typhoon Haiyan is possibly the strongest on record to landfall. Meteorologists say the violent storm winds of up to 315kph. It is over 10,000 people in the city of Tacloban alone. Hundreds of thousands are now homeless after the typhoon almost everything in its path. The New York Times there being "typhoon gridlock" as the destroyed infrastructure is the logistics of aid a nightmare. People are desperate for water. The Doctors Without Borders charity said: "Access is extremely difficult and is people from help." Christian Aid said: "The devastation here is unimaginable."