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The United States rushed assistance to the Philippines after a typhoon killed at least 10,000 people and will provide additional aid if it is needed, President Barack Obama said on Sunday.
Obama said America “is already providing significant humanitarian assistance and we stand ready to further assist the (Philippines) government’s relief and recovery efforts.”

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the millions of people affected by this devastating storm,” Obama said in a statement.
The US government aid - both military and civilian - began flowing as relief efforts got under way by international organisations and private relief groups.
The US Agency for International Development is sending supplies, including emergency shelter and hygiene materials, to help 10,000 families. The supplies are expected to arrive early this week, according to a spokeswoman.
USAID also is dispatching 55 metric tons of emergency food to feed 20,000 children and 15,000 adults for up to five days, the agency said.
“The US government has made an initial US$100,000 (HK$775,000) available on November 9 following a formal request for international assistance by the Philippine government,” the spokeswoman said.
An emergency response team sent by USAID arrived in Leyte province, which is one of the hardest-hit areas, the spokeswoman said, adding that the team is conducting damage assessments and tracking humanitarian conditions.

Meanwhile, about 90 US Marines and sailors arrived in the Philippines as part of a first wave of promised US military assistance, which included aircraft for search and rescue operations.
Pentagon photographs showed the Marines shortly after their arrival, preparing to unload pallets of military food rations, known Meals Ready to Eat, at the Villamor Air Base.
At the same time, US aid groups launched a multimillion dollar relief campaign of their own. World Vision, based in the Seattle area, said a shipment of blankets and plastic tarpaulins would arrive on Monday as a first step in its plan to help some 400,000 people.

FOCUS ON LIFE-SAVING
The Marines said its team, from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, was dispatched from a US base in Okinawa, Japan, aboard two KC-130J Hercules transport aircraft.
Two Florida-based Navy P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft, which had been on a six-month rotation to Misawa, Japan, have been positioned in the Philippines to assist with search and rescue operations, the Marines said in statement.
The typhoon is estimated to have killed at least 10,000 people in the central Philippines. Most of the deaths appear to have been caused by surging sea water strewn with debris that many said resembled a tsunami, levelling houses and drowning its victims.

“Right now, we’re focusing on life-saving things,” said Chris Palusky, World Vision’s senior director for emergency affairs, listing food, shelter and sanitation supplies as the first items to move.
The initial shipment of 5,000 blankets and 3,000 tarpaulins, from a German warehouse, will give survivors the material to build temporary shelter, said World Vision, which has been active in the Philippines since 1954 and has a staff of 600 people in the country.
The UN World Food Programme said it mobilised a US$2 million relief programme that would include flying 40 tonnes of fortified “high energy” biscuits to the Philippines from Dubai.
AmeriCares, based in Stamford, Connecticut, said it had a relief team on the ground in the Philippines and was shipping relief supplies. The shipment included antibiotics, pain relievers, wound care supplies and other medical aid for a least 20,000 people.
CARE, based in Atlanta, said it aimed to help 30,000 families with emergency and longer-term assistance.
US groups, including CARE, Save the Children and the American Red Cross, appealed on the internet to Americans for cash donations. World Vision had a target of US$3 million in US donations and a global total of US$20 million.
CARE, based in Atlanta, said it aimed to help 30,000 families with emergency and longer-term assistance.
The American Red Cross, headquartered in Washington, dispatched a telecommunications unit and, through its local US chapters, activated a family tracing service for people with relatives in the Philippines.


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US dispatches aid to Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan kills at least 10,000

US Marine Corps soldiers check emergency and rescue supplies in Okinawa, Japan, before departing for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission to the Philippines. Photo: EPA

An aerial view of the damage in Leyte following Super Typhoon Haiyan. Photo: AFP

Residents walk past the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan in Daanbantayan town, north Cebu, central Philippines. Photo: AP

Residents queue up for relief foods next to a fallen power line in Tacloban City, Leyte province. Photo: AFP

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This image taken by astronaut Karen L. Nyberg and released by NASA shows Super Typhoon Haiyan from the International Space Station on November 9, 2013.   Photo: Reuters

A resident (right) walks past high waves pounding the sea wall amidst strong winds as Typhoon Haiyan hit the city of Legaspi, Albay province, south of Manila on November 8, 2013. Photo: AFP

This handout photograph taken on November 10, 2013 and released by the Malacanang Photo Bureau (MPB) shows an aerial view of the damage in Leyte following Super Typhoon Haiyan in the area. Photo: AFP

Ships are washed up on the coastline in Leyte following Super Typhoon Haiyan. Photo: AFP

People walk among debris and destroyed houses in Palo, eastern island of Leyte on November 10, 2013, three days after devastating Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the area. Photo: AP

Survivors walk on a road amidst heavy downpour after Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city in central Philippines November 10, 2013. Photo: Reuters

A fisherman carries his net after making it safely back to shore in the fishing village after a strong winds from Typhoon Haiyan battered Bayog town in Los Banos, Laguna city, south of Manila November 8, 2013. Photo: Reuters

A Philippine flag stands amongst the damage caused after powerful Typhoon Haiyan slammed into Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Photo: AP

A three wheeled motorcycle manoeuvers in floodwaters in Taguig city, south of Manila, Philippines, 08 November 2013. Photo: EPA

Residents cross a collapsed highway caused by the storm surge in Palo, eastern island of Leyte on November 10, 2013, three days after devastating Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the area on November 8. Photo: AFP

A child carries a chair taken from a hotel in Palo, eastern island of Leyte on November 10, 2013, three days after devastating Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the area on November 8. Photo: AFP

Residents carry furniture taken from a hotel in Palo, eastern island of Leyte on November 10, 2013, three days after devastating Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the area on November 8. Photo: AFP

A Filipino family with their month old baby in what is left of their home after Super Typhoon Haiyan swept through in Madridejos, Bantayan Island, Cebu province, Philippines, 10 November 2013. Photo: EPA

A resident looks at houses damaged by typhoon Haiyan, in Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. Photo: AP

The hand of a victim in the super typhoon devastated city of Tacloban, Leyte province, Philippines, 09 November 2013. Philippine troops begin to retrieve bodies strewn in areas devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, which was feared to have killed more than 100 people. Photo: EPA

Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III (front) inspects an area damaged by Typhoon Haiyan during his visit to Tacloban City in Leyte Province, the Philippines, Nov. 10, 2013. Philippine government disaster relief agency said Sunday about 4.4 million people have become homeless in areas hit by super typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda). Photo: Xinhua

Philippines' President Benigno Aquino III (L) distributing water to families displaced by Super Typhoon Haiyan that hit Leyte on November 10, 2013. Photo: Reuters

A resident carries boxes of milk as he passes by ships washed ashore by strong waves in Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. The city remains littered with debris from damaged homes as many complain of shortage of food, water and no electricity since the Typhoon Haiyan slammed into their province. Photo: AP

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Typhoon Haiyan is pictured in this NOAA satellite handout image taken on Nov. 8, 2013. Photo: Reuters

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A view of the typhoon-ravaged city of Tacloban, province of Leyte, Philippines. Photo: EPA



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