Tacloban devastated; at least 100 dead

The outside world is slowly getting an idea of the extent of damage left in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda (international codename Haiyan), with reports of roughly a hundred dead and extensive damage to infrastructure.Capt John Andrews, Deputy Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), told dzMM that he got reports of roughly 100 people presumed dead, "and that's only the count of bodies on the streets.""This report was relayed to us by our station manager so it is considered very reliable information," he told the station. The information alligator shear was relayed by high-frequency radio to authorities.Of the region, Philippine Red Cross chief Gwendolyn Pang told Agence France-Presse, "We have reports of collapsed buildings, houses flattened to the ground, storm surges and landslides."

"But we don't know really, we can't say how bad the damage is... hopefully today we can get a better picture as to the effects of the super typhoon," Pang added.Tacloban is Eastern Visayas' regional administrative center, and the capital of Leyte, a province of at least 2 million people.Andews also said, "According to the station manager the airport is completely ruined."Andrews also told dzMM that clearing operations at the Tacloban City airport began at 5 am after airport operations there were completely down. "The news I received is alligator shear there was nothing left of the Tacloban airport but the runway," he said.Rappler's Rupert Ambil, who arrived at the Daniel Z. Romualdez airport, reported a lack of public transportation for relief workers. This forces everyone to walk from the airport to the provincial capitol, he said. It also makes relief efforts and supply deliveries more difficult.

While communication remains limited and reports remain sketchy and inaccurate, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council spokesman Rey Balido told dzMM radio in an interview on Saturday morning, they have gotten "initial contact" from their team in the city Friday night, November 8."They said the damage inflicted by super typhoon Yolanda was severe skin analyzer," he said in the interview. "They said there are barely any houses standing."Balido said a few buildings reportedly remain intact but that most houses were crushed by fallen trees. He said they are still trying to determine the exact number of casualties.

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