Philippine relief operations challenged by scope of destruction
As the Philippines struggled to cope with the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan on Monday, officials worked to organize evacuation flights from some of the hardest-hit areas
Typhoon survivors rush to get a chance to board a C-130 military transport plane in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Thousands of typhoon survivors swarmed the airport in the city of Tacloban in the central Philippines seeking a flight out, but only a few hundred made it, leaving behind a shattered, rain-lashed city short of food and water and littered with countless bodies.Bullit Marquez/The Associated Press
A Philippine air force officer passes out candy to typhoon survivors as they line up to board a C-130 military transport plane Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, in Tacloban, central Philippines.Bullit Marquez/The Associated Press
Typhoon survivors take shelter from the rain as they queue up in the hopes of boarding an evacuation flight on a C-130 military transport plane, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, in Tacloban, central Philippines.Bullit Marquez/The Associated Press
Typhoon survivors take shelter from the rain as they queue up in the hopes of boarding an evacuation flight on a C-130 military transport plane, Tuesday Nov. 12, 2013, in Tacloban, central Philippines.Bullit Marquez/The Associated Press
Philippine soldiers walk near a military C-130 plane as they prepare to go to Tacloban city, at the Villamor Airbase, in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Four days after Typhoon Haiyan struck the eastern Philippines, only a trickle of assistance has made it to affected communities. Authorities said at least 9.7 million people in 41 provinces were affected by the devastating typhoon.Vincent Yu/The Associated Press
A survivor from Tacloban, which was devastated by Typhoon Haiyan gestures while sitting on the ground after disembarking a Philippine Air Force C-130 aircraft at the Villamor Airbase, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, in Manila, Philippines.Vincent Yu/The Associated Press
A survivor from Tacloban, which was devastated by Typhoon Haiyan disembarks a Philippine Air Force C-130 aircraft at the Villamor Airbase, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, in Manila, Philippines.Wong Maye-E/The Associated Press
Philippine military personnel try to prioritize children and women first as people wait for evacuation flights in Tacloban, central Philippines, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013.Wally Santana/The Associated Press
Typhoon survivors hang signs from their necks as they queue up in the hopes of boarding a C-130 military transport plane Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, in Tacloban, central Philippines.Bullit Marquez/The Associated Press