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Tacloban, Philippines (CNN)-- As crews collected morebodies off

of streets and from underneath rubble in the Philippines Friday, thenational disaster agency raised the death toll in the wake of

Typhoon Haiyan to 3,621.

The number of injured stood at 12,165, state news agency PNAreported, after the storm ripped up a group of the nation's islands

with winds stronger than those of Hurricane Katrina. At least 1,140are missing.

Typhoon Haiyan: Faces of the storm

More than a week later, sickness, hunger and thirst have settled inwith the sticky, humid heat and stench of rancid flesh hanging over

the apocalyptic scene.

Survivors in improvised shelters have kept watch over thebodies of their dead relatives.

Juvelyn Taniega tried to keep busy. She collected olddishes and cleaned them, crouching near where her

home once stood and the place where she last saw herhusband and six children alive.

She's found the bodies of three of her children, but three

of them are still missing. In days, she said, no one has come to help.

How to help Typhoon Haiyan survivors

"My children are decomposing," she said.

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Death toll rises to 3,621 as more bodiesturn upin the PhilippinesBy Jethro Mullen. Ben Brumfield and Tom Watk ins, CNNupdated 9:07 AM EST, Fri November 15, 2013

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Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts

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Crews r emoving debris areuncovering more bodies

Women flee w ith children whilesome men remain to rebuild

"My children are decomposing,"one woman says

Children w ander the streets ofTacloban unattended

Of the thousands looking forloved ones, here are five whocontac ted CNN iReport w iththeir stories.

Faces of the storm

The unbearable stench ofrotting flesh. The search forrelatives under heaps ofrubble. The desperate pleas forfood and water.

Tracing Typhoon Haiyan's havocupdated 7:05 AM EST, Tue November 12, 2013

People thousands of miles fromthe Philippines still felt theirhearts stop and their bearingsspin as Typhoon Haiyan

slammed into the island nation.

Emotional extremes for families of

typhoon victimsupdated 8:29 PM EST, Tue November 12, 2013

The stories coming out of thePhilippines are unimaginable.Rushing w ater and windtearing children away f romtheir parents' arms. A city of200,000 in w hich no buildingsappear to have survived intact.

How to help Typhoon Haiyan survivorsupdated 7:52 PM EST, Wed November 13, 2013

The image lasts just four

seconds, flashed on thescreen dur ing the openingsequence of a Filipino newsprogram posted online.

Could mystery man be patriarch of 30

missing?updated 8:11 PM EST, Wed November 13, 2013

The unprecedented naturaldisaster is a potential medicaldisaster f or the Philippines,according to emergency crew son the ground.

Typhoon creates health crisisupdated 6:16 PM EST, Mon November 11, 2013

Inmates threaten break out after Haiyanupdated 7:22 PM EST, Mon November 11, 2013

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There are many like her, looking in disbelief over miles offields full of crushed wood and stone that once stood as

houses, wondering if her missing loved ones are buried inthem.

Cadaver collectors in debris-removal crews uncover some

of them, while heaving away wreckage from the roads.

But the bodies that Haiyan had initially flung everywhere

are becoming a rarer sight, as cadaver crews pull up intrucks to collect them for mass burial in nameless graves.

PNA reported Friday that five-person teams containing a

forensic expert and photographer would begin Saturdayusing a "quick system" for the bodies.

"Under the system, the public will not be allowed to viewthe identification process but relatives will be asked to

participate in the final identification of corpses at anappointed time," it reported, citing the Department of

Health.

Each team will be required to handle 40 corpses per day,it said.

Health Secretary Enrique Ona said that photos will be taken,

identifying marks will be documented, and belongings and tissuesamples for possible use in DNA testing will be collected, whenpractical.

Officially, 801 bodies were counted in Tacloban by Friday morning,

but thousands are feared dead in this city, where entireneighborhoods were swept out to sea.

Wandering children

On Friday, children wandered unattended through thecity's streets.

They are the most vulnerable and the most needy,

UNICEF spokesman Kent Page told CNN's AndersonCooper.

Typhoon victim: This is worse than hell

"Health, nutrition, getting them clean water, goodsanitation, protection, and we have to consider education

also," Page said.

"Schools have been wiped out and getting kids into child-friendly spaces -- where they can feel protected, where

they can get a chance to play, where they can get a

sense of normalcy back in their life after going throughsuch a devastating experience -- is very important."

Many parents were simply trying to get their children tosafety. In some cases, mothers accompanied them out of

town to places where food, water and shelter were available, while

the fathers stayed behind to sort through the remains of their lives,Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez said.

He advised other families to follow their example.

Turning a corne r?

By Friday, crews had cleared the major streets of Tacloban, whichwas once home to 220,000 people and is now largely a ghost town

populated by fields of rubble.

Prison inmates threaten amutiny if they aren't given foodin the aftermath of TyphoonHaiyan. Andrew Stevensreports.

CNN reporters capture s oundsand images of TyphoonHaiyan's devastating trekthrough Tacloban, Philippines.

Hear typhoon slam into the Philippinesupdated 6:59 PM EST, Mon November 11, 2013

Officials w orry the increasingnumber of dec aying bodies w illbecome a health hazard f orsurvivors of Typhoon Haiyan.

Typhoon victim: This is worse than hellupdated 6:00 PM EST, Mon November 11, 2013

Typhoon Haiyan, one of thestrongest storms in recordedhistory, left thousands ofvictims in its w ake.

Children among Haiyan victimsupdated 7:36 PM EST, Wed November 13, 2013

CNN's Paula Hancocks reportson the grim scene around thecity of Tacloban, Philippines,follow ing Super TyphoonHaiyan.

Devastation on the road to Taclobanupdated 12:19 PM EST, Mon November 11, 2013

'I w as gob-smacked as w emade our final approach intothe ruins of the airport inTacloban,' says CNN's IvanWatson.

Town crushed by 'giant hand'updated 7:40 AM EST, Mon November 11, 2 013

Flattened forests and floodedvillages in the Philippines seenfrom the air.

Photos: Haiyan's wrath from aboveupdated 4:05 PM EST, Mon November 11, 2013

Christiane Amanpour speaks tothe Philippines Secretary ofHealth about the devastationbrought on by Super TyphoonHaiyan.

Philippines official: Worst storm everupdated 3:58 PM EST, Mon November 11, 2013

Troops and aid organizationshelp Filipinos struggling tosurvive the af termath ofTyphoon Haiyan, one of thestrongest storms in recordedhistory.

Typhoon Haiyan relief effortsupdated 9:54 PM EST, Wed November 13, 2013

CNN's Andrew Stevens w ason the ground in Tacloban asTyphoon Haiyan brought astorm surge to the Philippinescoast.

Tacloban residents plead for helpupdated 9:03 AM EST, Sun November 10, 2013
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Many survivors have converged on the city's airport, where they

waited in line for space on flights out.

Others took to the sea. As naval ships pushed up on

beaches like gray whales and dropped their loading baygates, people laden with possessions entered the bellies

of the arks en route to new lives elsewhere.

At the convention center, many stood for hours in longlines under the sun awaiting the next load of food and

bottled water to arrive in bulk pallets from around the

world.

Some were there because they had nowhere else to go.

"We really don't know what we're going to do next," said30-year-old May May Gula, who was among nine families

sharing a room on the convention center's ground floor.

Reaching and helping the survivors -- more than 2 million

of whom need food, according to the government -- arepriorities.

Mayor Romualdez said his town is turning toward

recovery; he likened Tacloban to a boxer struggling tostand up after getting knocked out.

Such efforts were helped on Thursday, when the USS George

Washington, an aircraft carrier with 5,500 crew, sailed into Philippine

waters.

It was accompanied by eight more ships that, together, carry 80aircraft, including 21 helicopters that can deliver supplies to villages,

where many roads have been obliterated, and identify people stillcut off from help.

Irony of fate

Some who would typically have provided aid found themselvesneeding help.

Ryan Cardenas, with the Philippine Navy, helped with recovery

efforts in each of the past two years after cyclones that lefthundreds dead.

But when Haiyan slammed into the Tacloban naval station where

he's based, he and other sailors were in no position to help others

immediately -- they stayed alive by clinging to rafters in theirbarracks.

Their commanding officer, who was in a separate building badly

damaged by the storm, clutched a palm tree's trunk for survival.

Afterward, the sailors helped retrieve bodies, according toCardenas. One found his mother sitting dead against a wall.

Now, they're sorting through the wreckage of the naval station andawaiting orders.

"This is the worst," Cardenas said, taking a break from fixing a piece

of damaged furniture. "We're both victims and rescuers."

Concerns of violence

The violence was not all caused by Haiyan. A Philippines senator

said she's learned of reports of rapes and other crimes againstwomen, some allegedly by prison escapees, PNA reported.

Sen. Nancy Binay expressed alarm after hearing TV reports of

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But the U.S. military has said that violent crime is less of an obstacleto providing aid than is the debris that blocks roads.

Someone to live for

Jericho, a boy whose mother, aunt and nine cousins died in

Tacloban, told his father he wanted to leave the city on one of theplanes he has seen above.

His father told him they have to stay.

"We have no money," he said. "Just each other."

Another man whose wife and child drowned said he can't get theimages out of his mind.

"The first one that I saw was my youngest," he said. "She fainted,

and then she drowned. The water was so fast. And then my wife,

when I tried to grab her, I missed her. Then she drowned, and then Inever saw her again."

Over the past week, he said, he has been thinking of killing himself

but hasn't, because he still has one child who needs him.

CNN's Jethro Mullen reported f rom Tacloban; Ben Brumfield and Tom Watkins w rote andreported from Atlanta. CNN's Anna Coren contributed from Cebu; Karen Smith, GregBotelho and Catherine Shoichet contributed from Atlanta.

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people call the USA the Empire of Evil, but when the storm hits the fan, who do people call

for help? Uncle Sam. His answer? "Glad to help". congrats to all the US sailors who gave

up their R&R to clean up after one of the worst disasters in recorded history.

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Consider this: That might seem logical, but if you have been starving and had no clean

water for days, you may not have much strength to dig that many 6-foot deep graves once

you've removed the rubble of your house. And some day a backhoe may jam into the

resting place you chose for them. Searching for possible surviving loved ones may also

be higher on your list, as well as conserving energy for your own survival. Shock can also

paralyze the mind into inaction.

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In Barack We Trust

ManyFilipinos do not bury their dead right away until a proper burial can be

performed.

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Ironicka

I think they are talking about mass grave on cnn news, they will bury them

all together.

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Ralpf

the pits are being dug.. and some have been filled with bodies and

covered already yes...

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Commentwhatcomment

Right now, they really do not have many other options.

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Guest

Scum

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Glenda

What do you mean scum - can you suggest a better alternative.

BASHFULLY B ASHA

OMG

LOL

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Commentwhatcomment

Ben - all of your comments have been so positive and very enlightening. It is

refreshing to read them when there are so many "anonymous" posters making

such negative, vitriolic comments on here. Thank you!!!

Elin And Mich

Filipinos: PROVEN WARRIORS.

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XoXo2013

And again we see the world unite.

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Marsha Gummybabe Baraque

and the nations that came together to help are heroes,

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Paula Slavinski

Indeed. Ignore the trolls. Don't feed them.

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Paula Sl avinski

The strength of humanity and compassion still wins.

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LesMiserables I believe so too!

3 2

lolNO

If they were, in fact warriors, they'd be able to survive on their own. Not rely on the

rest of the world and complain about 'aid' not coming to them fast enough and

have the audacity to act entitled about it.

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benjamin

Aside from the "Philippine Scouts" the Philippine Army fought very poorly in the

Bataan campaign. They abandoned the flanks of US positions and fled at the first

site of the Japanese. The Philippines are too effeminate to make formidablewarriors. They failed to vanquish the Spanish, the Americans and the land of

Nippon.

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XoXo2013

you're talking about history, we're talking about NOW. Your definition of

being a warrior is basing on the past and having what and what not have

been fought for. There is a much deeper meaning to it, but of course, it

only applies to people with an open mind.

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LOL...Hehe.

How are they warriors?7 14

Vien

How? for everything they've been through, you're asking how?...

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YourName321

Ignore him.

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Guest

what have they ever fought for?

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Carelessworryless

wanna know what they fought for? They fought for their lives, their families.

they're homes, and the lives of others. They fought not rebels but wrath of

nature. And you? you can go home and contemplate on that, go look at

yourself in the mirror and think before you speak.

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Yna Erina Mc donald

go study the real meaning of being a warrior.

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Bob

Ignorance is not bless, is obvious you fail the history class.

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Beastly101

what they fought for? ---- where's your brain?

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Bob

Ignore him.. he isn't worth the time to explain..

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Paranoid Red

you m o r o ns still can't answer the question hahaha

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bucksnort

Read some history on ww2.

Paranoid Red

i am talking about current filipinos, not the ones from ww2 genius

2 1

bucksnort

ok you win....feel superior now?

Paranoid Red

It's a tie...You gave me the best response out of everyone

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Guest

answer the question then...braniac

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ShawnLa

Well, they faught the USA...

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ShawnLa

Learn your history before downvoting me.

3 1

Right

Best in the west. Curry for president!

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BluerthanBlue0074

"You have found true joy and happiness in life when you give and go on giving and never

count the costs"...

To CNN and all the COUNTRIES who have joined hands to help my countrymen in this

difficult time. My heartfelt gratitude to you all.

Your great deeds will be written in the hearts of all Filipinos.

MARAMING SALAMAT PO!

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Ian

Im from cebu Philippines and I lost my family in and relatives in Tacloban... Please aware

of fake organization whos using the situation here in Philippines for scamming.

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Commentwhatcomment

So sorry for your loss. Thank you for reminding the public of such scams.

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Ian

I cant even go and visit their in Tacloban cause the situation their are dangerous....

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Ran

Stick with well-known organizations such as the World Food Programme and

Doctors Without Borders. Donate!5 1

Joe Bafflitz

Losing your children is bad enough, but watching them decompose in the sun has to be

horrifying.

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Eric

I couldn't imagine.

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sometrend

I was thinking the same thing.Couple that with not having a home,no food,nowater....I simply couldn`t imagine what I would do

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some dude

Probably wish you had been taken as well.

Tsimbi

It's terrible that so many have died in the Philippines but also unreal (but hardly

unbelievable) that a week old story has replaced yesterday's biggest story of the

year which will financially affect almost every American, 5 million of them

immediately. What would one expect from CNN..........

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cole_seddiki

"A week old story?" Well, if aid were there by now, it wouldn't be a week old

story! Thanks to CNN, they have kept up the pressure on all governments

and all people--including myself, who was moved by their reports enough

to give money to Doctors Without Borders in order to do what little I can do.

And all you can do is slam CNN for not raising the healthcare law in

America as the issue of the day--when in fact, they've done nothing but

report on that now, for nearly one month!? Today, I learned that Michelle

Bachman has lost her plan. Is she one of the 5 million that you mention, of

whom I should be more concerned with than the Philippines?

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