Philippine storm victims plead for help as they wait for aid

Ten days after one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded, some residents of remote villages in Eastern Samar province, where the storm made landfall in the central Philippines, said they were still waiting for aid.
The Philippines is facing an enormous rebuilding task from Typhoon Haiyan, which killed at least 3,974 people and left 1,186 missing, with many isolated communities yet to receive significant aid despite a massive international relief effort.
In ravaged villages along the coast of Eastern Samar, heart-breaking, hand-written banners plead for attention.
“Help us,” said one in large, silver-painted capital letters on blue plastic sheeting. “We need food.”
The storm surge that turned fields into sea in just seconds swept away dozens of flimsy timber homes in Hernani, a small community of about 200 farmers and fishermen, killing many.
