Typhoon Relief Work

• In Philippines, a battered town helps itself

  The knock of hammer on nail, the buzz of chain saws, the swish of brooms clearing up debris from wrecked homes and yards: The sound of people putting their lives back together rings out across this devastated town.

• Money preferred form of charity for Philippines typhoon relief

  Faced with heart-breaking images of the typhoon-ravaged Philippines, the world is watching an epic tragedy unfold and looking for ways to help.

• Typhoon-struck Philippine city begins mass burial

  A Philippines city devastated by the typhoon buried some of its dead in a mass grave in a hillside cemetery on Thursday, a small sign of progress in a relief effort that has yet to reach most of the tens of thousands affected by the disaster.

• Aid operations pick up pace in typhoon-hit Philippines

  Since the storm, people have broken into homes, malls and garages, where they have stripped the shelves of food, water and other goods.

• US ships sent to aid Philippines typhoon survivers

  The US military has ordered two amphibious ships to the Philippines to help victims of the devastating Typhoon Haiyan and a third was poised to deploy, officials said on Tuesday.

• India to send 15 tonnes of relief material to Philippines

  India will send 15 tonnes of relief material to the Philippines, where nearly 10,000 people have died after super typhoon Haiyan ravaged the country, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said on Tuesday.