. >> we'll talk to marga ortigas in tacloban, where president benigno aquino is due to arrive. first to veronica pedrosa. tell us, there are very poignant pictures showing the services going on with rubble all around the people. it must be moving for the people, and also people's reaction really to - what sort of reaction the authorities had to the situation that they are in. >> yes. i think, you know, people are just trying to come to terms with how much they have lost, and how much they have got to do just to get back to normal, to the way life was before typhoon haiyan. when you talk to people, they are quite fatalistic, quite stoic about this. don't forget that the philippines sees a lot of strong storms, typhoons, earthquakes and volcanos. these are people used to rebuilding after tragedy. what is different about what happened with typhoon haiyan. is that it is just so massive. in every village that we have seen, every city and town, the roofs have come off almost every building. we are talking about 95% of some children. it may as well be 100%. if there's only two roofs l

it's been more than 24 hours. >> marga ortigas live in the philippine capital, manila. ank you, marga. >> world powers and iran resume talks in geneva. it's a third day of the negotiations over iran's nuclear program. james bays is in geneva for us. james, good to see you. we have been hear, i think, during the course of the morning already from french foreign minister laurent fabius - he has been talking and describing some of the stumbling blocks that remain. it seems that there's still work to be done here. >> there is still work to be done. as you say some talks started, buts only talks between the international parties - the so-called p5 plus one. the permanent members of the security council and germany, who are relating the international community. john kerry is in another meeting with the european foreign policy chief catherine ashton. when you try to get information from the u.s. side, the state department using the same phrase they use persistently using the phrase, "they are trying to narrow the gaps between the two sides." a little more information coming fro

marga ortigas is in cebu as well. she has more. >> the state of national emergency is meant to stablilize the country or try to. curfews have been imposed in tacloban, to try to stop looting that has taken place. people are so desperate for food, water and medicine that they've taken things like establishments from damaged malls and the houses of people who died or disappeared. but, it's not just the victims that have now been reported to have caused a security concern, but the communist rebels in operation around these areas and in the provinces that surround the devastated areas have been planning or caught by the military to be staging on ambush on relief convoys trying to bring in materials to help the victim. in one of the scish ishes that military -- skirmishes that military men had with rebels - to were killed. it happened tuesday. the military say they are quickly trying to take the situation in hand, and special forces are on the ground trying to ascertain that people who are bringing in relief goods can get

. >> let's get the latest from marga ortigas in the philippines capital manila.ur correspondent said it's hard to overstate how bad this has been for the country. how has the government been responding to this? >> the government hasn't been thrilled at the level of responsibility that they've been able to provide. we understand that the president of the country, who was in lake province on sunday walked out of a meeting at sheer frustration - is what some people in the meeting with him said. he is making sure that they do the best they can, and at this point it is being hampered by how big the damage is to infrastructure alone. it has not been easy to get food and medicine in. most of the airports have been damaged. some are shut down, communications remain very, very limited. power is down, there's no food, no clean water. they tried it be proactive about this, and sent emergency personnel to some areas in the typhoon's path before the storm hit on friday. some of those teams have not been in contact with the organising committee. >> also they are welcoming any

now for the latest from manila with marga ortigas. first of all, how is that aid effort going in trying to reach the people there that straightly need it? >> there is no shortage of aid coming in, even locally. there's so many volunteers. this is a tenth of the country's population. everyone that saw it has volunteered to work with aid agencies, setting up groups on their own - anything they can do help those in need, they do this. the problem is this - many places cannot receive the aid because they are impossible to get to. roads remain damaged. they cannot get to them by land. airports are closed. we can't begin flying things in to the areas that needed them the most. and sea ports destroyed by the storm surge. in some places as high as five metres. aid is coming in. the biggest problem is how to distribute it in a way that is sufficient. we spoke to the army spokesperson. he basically said that the main goal right now is clearing operations. they are flying in two battalions to begin clearing operations there in ernest. there were

marga ortigas live in manila. >> we'll talk about tacloban, one of the hardst hit areas.undreds of families lost homes. it's hard to deliver aid when infrastructure is damaged. >> first light brings hope to people in the central philippines. each day it signals the arrival of flights by the military, bringing in supplies, taking people out of an area destroyed by typhoon haiyan. getting on board are the injured and sick. and those who lost everything. people walk the huge distances to get to the airport in the hope they may find food or water given out by the military, or a ticket out. etched on their faces - the pain of who is becoming an increasingly desperate situation. many who chose to stay are struggling to come to terms with the disaster. >> we really want to get out of the house because the water is really coming in. i have three kids. i don't know what to do. then we go to the house of my mother. >> as the people walk they pass bodies on the side of the road. in places the stench is unbearable. removing the bodies is a slow process. those that have been collected

marga ortigas is in cebu - reports of people using guns to get aid. first, craig leeson in cebu, on how international aid is not arriving fast enough for some >> reporter: they lumbered into cebu air force base delivering with precision supplies. those that couldn't walk were carried - the sick, the old, and those that wanted to escape the disaster. >> bodies are on the road. nobody is picking them up. >> reporter: the injured and sick were taken to a military hospital. for many here the horror of losing their families outweighed the pain of their injuries. this woman was struck by her roof as it collapsed in the storm. she managed to crawl out with her daughters, after it passed. they were among the lucky ones. >> we survived. >> the doctors are work around the clock, overwhelmed by the volume of injured. every now and then a ray of hope. >> today we have a spine and pell -- pell vic fracture, mostly trauma injuries. we have pregnant women coming in >> the c130s are loaded with relieve supply, intended for those facing the hardship of yet another day

everyone is focussing on tacloban where marga ortigas was reporting from. this is an area where hardly any aid is coming. as you see in the report, a lot of people are sleeping in the open air. >> mayor ramirez making his rounds around the town. many families are homeless in northern cebu. the mayor hands out blankets, more for comfort than anything else. >> we cannot sleep at night because we were gaugiuarding ou baby, there's mosquitos and the rains. >> people here were prepared when typhoon haiyan hi. now the people of madeline feel they are being punished. >> it's unfair. there's a lot of deaths that occurred in tacloban. focus should be on tacloban, not northern cebu, which you can see whatever the conditions are in tacloban - it's the same here was. >> the mayor decided to take matters into his own hands, sending people to look for food and water. a woman managed to abtain a truck with supplies. volunteers spent most of the night devieding -- dividing them into small packages. these are long nights. people here are trying to sleep in makeshift shelter

marga ortigas and veronica pedrosa are in tacloban on the island of leyte. >> steph is in cebu. it turned a corner in terms of getting the aid out from behind the airport where you are into some of the more remote areas. >> yes, it has been a busy day at the cebu airport. a lot of planes have been coming in from all over the world, from asia, arab, europe. from now we can talk about a massive relief operation. it has taken nearly one whole week. and the question is why it has taken so long? has the government underestimate the scope of this disaster? when i travelled through several areas in the disaster area, i could notice that the scope and the magnitude of the disaster is similar to what i have seen after the indian ocean nearly 10 years ago. the destruction and homeless is basically similar or even worse. and what we saw then was there was a rapid response - a lot of military, aid groups coming in a lot sooner than what i have seen here in the philippines. >> evacuations, i understand, are picking up. what is happening to people once they get out of areas like where you are

. >> our correspondent marga ortigas is in cebu and told us why security is a big factor in the reliefffort. >>> the state of national emergency that the country is under is meant to stablilize the situation. or try to. a curfew has been imposed in tacloban, to try to stop the n incidence of looting that has taken place since the typhoon hit. people are desperate for food, water and medicine, that they have been taking things from establishments like damaged malls or the houses of people who have died and disappeared. it's not just victims causing security concerns, but the communist rebels in operation around these areas and in the provinces that surround the areas have been planning or caught by the military staging on ambush on relief convoys trying to bring in materials to help the victims. in one of the skirmishes that military men had with the alleged communist rebels, two people were killed. this happened on tuesday. the military say, though, that they are quickly trying to take the situation in hand and special forces are on the ground trying to ascertain that people bringing i

marga ortigas has this report from tacloban - one of the worst-affected areas. >> everything changed here seven days ago. since then, very little has. dead bodies litter the roadside - like garbage, a survivor said, waiting to be picked up. the living struggle for basic necessities. here people are taking carcasses from a slaughter house. running water from a broken pipe is a prized commodity. petrol is in high demand. this sports colosseum was supposed to be a refuge. hundreds came last friday to ride out the storm. it's next to the water and typhoon haiyan created a surge reaching the third level - killing many of the people inside. pregnant with a third child, singing helps this woman cope. she and her family are staying in a makeshift shelter in front of the colosseum because the stench inside is too much to bear >> translation: if i think about what happened i feel as if i might lose my mind. i sing so as not to dwell on it. >> the police inspector was brought in to keep the peace in places like this. his mind is on his family, north of here. >> translation: it's hard being away

first marga ortigas - armed men are causing fear among the population at tacloban. >> the national government said they have cleared most of the roads needed to get goods to the people the victims of typhoon haiyan. as you can see here in leyte, many of the roads are quite impassable. as far as the people here are concerned they have heard the news that is painted, but it's not quite the reality they are seeing on the ground. they are concerned about security, as there are not just survivors potentially taking things from other survivors or relief convoys, but criminal elements as escaped convicts have taken to looting. people in their homes, or what is left - they loot them at night. people are in fear of their lives because armed men come in to take whatever they can. the national government saying that they are dealing with the situation by imposing a curfew. it's from 6:00 pm to 6am, the 12 hours that it is dark. they are sending in more police and military troops. people here are saying they are not seeing evidence of that. >>> there are some remarkable stories of survival. a town in nor

we have a team of reporters in the philippines, including at the airport, marga ortigas on leyte, and harry fawcett on bohol. >> we are at the airport here, it's a tiny airstrip but is one of the busiest airports in the world. this is where the typhoon came ashore. to the left, a mile away, a week ago. now the aid is pouring in. right here we have got three ce 130s on the route from australia, new zealand and the u.s. helicopter flights are coming in, flying in and out from america. warships offshore, the u.s.s. "george washington" off sure. hundreds of people are here at the shattered airport coming in from villages all around. they'll be evacuated to tacloban, cebu and some to manila. this region is uterly devastated. we spent the day in this area - nothing is left standing. all the people looking for some place to go. most of these people will have to be leaving. >> the majority of victims were in leyte, up to 3,000 killed there. veronica pedrosa looks at the devastation confronting survivors. >> it's about 120km to get from the west to the eastern side of leyte. the roads are busy

marga ortigas is showing us what they see when they get there >> reporter: survivors walk through what is left of their town, in shock at how quickly their town was turned upside down. thousands are missing. many areas are unreachable. >> many are missing, and those confirmed killed. that is a concern. report -- >> reporter: the extent of the def station is difficult. roads are impassable. emergency personnel are having to walk for hours to reach survivors with aid. the storm hit friday, for many victims there's no access. looting has become a problem. displaced residents struggled to find food and clean water. >> translation: what is important is clothes and water. there's no problem with food. we found storage with a lot of food that's been given away. >> reporter: other nations promised help. food and supplies is arriving. kort nating it all -- coordinating it all is proving is change. for millions, getting through the day is challenge enough. >> translation: i can't think, i don't know what to do. all we can do is survive the day. i don't know what will happen tomorrow or the day a

marga ortigas spoke to worshippers of a church there >> this house of god in tacloban is far from full for sunday mass. people here having immediate, material concerns. aga they says she's made a special trip, even if she's not a regular church goer >> translation: we came to pray, to give thanks to the lord that we survived, survived to see my daughter's 10th birthday. >> this is one of the few families who received aid. hundreds of others affected by typhoon haiyan say they are waiting. the national government has been criticised for poor management and slow and inadequate response to the disaster. officials meant to be proactive, taking measures and setting aside relief goods ahead of time. by their own admission the extent of devastation exceeded expectations. >> president benigno aquino is back in the islands to get an update, sort through coordination problems and check on the condition of those displaced. >> translation: your government will not neglect in providing everything that you will need. because you are working voluntarily, it is encouraging. no matter how upset i am, i

marga ortigas is in manila, the capital of the philippines and says filipino groups are working hard to help their neighbours. wanting to be useful volunteers are coming in droves, working around the clock to help relief efforts for the victims of typhoon haiyan. some have not let physical challenges hold them back. >> translation: i wanted to help those badly effected by the storm, in a small way that i can. >> the strongest storm on record, typhoon haiyan, crossed many providinses. dozens of countries, even those with territorial disputes with the philippines are sending aid, personnel, medicine. stretched and overwhelmed filipino officials are grateful for the assistance. >> the goal is to come up with 20,000 family packs a day - in them food and water that last them several days. there are distribution problems because of the extent of damage to the roads and airports. >> because the bags leave here, doesn't mean they are immediately delivered. relief workers had to walk for hours to find survivors, they are prepared to keep going. >> until there are volunteers and goods that nee

. >> as marga ortigas reports there's concern aid may not be getting to people that need it most. >> work has been nonstop at this national government warehouse. typhoon victims pack relief goods in exchange for food. the bags are meant to last a family of five for three days. they have serviced nearly half of the families affected. that's 615,000 people. these sacks of rice are being transported by the military from a national government warehouse to a local government unit. these were the villages affected by typhoon haiyan. the officials in the villages are the ones tasked with distributing it to the residents. but there's no guarantee under a state of national calamity with the central government's resources focused here that the aid reaches its destination. these survivors say they are yet to receive hep. and allege that fooddistribution has been coloured by local politics. >> the village chairman that won the last election is there. the one that loft is our area, 62 b. others were given numbers, they are from that area and the other area, but not us. >> national government repr

. >> let's speak to our correspondent marga ortigas, who is monitoring the situation from manila. we were listening to our correspondent there, and you have to wonder if the authorities could cope with this. >> with a disaster this size there's no way they could have prepared for it, no matter how hard they tried. they did try. the government wanted to be proactive sent rescuers relief operators and relief goods to the areas directly in the path of the eye of the storm. still, that clearly will not be much help in a situation like this, where the roads are impassable, communication happens been impossible, many people already wounded and, indeed, fallen ill because of the rain and the windows and destruction wrought on their homes and villages. the problem has been how to get the communication lines up first off, because they need to understand exactly what is needed, and where. but that is going to take another few days before they can get that sorted. as mentioned earlier, the first thing they did is one of the largest city, tacloban, the government said it will be a base and it

for the latest on typhoon haiyan, we are joined by marga ortigas in manila.hat is the government doing to help survivors? >> well, the government has tried to be more proactive and tried to send relief workers and rescuers along the areas that were directly under the path of the storm, before the storm even hit on friday. however, power has been cut, communication lines fell more than 24 hours ago. roads impassable and, indeed, lots of villages, particularly an leyte and samar island have been left as nothing more than rubble. it's difficult to cord nat efforts on the ground. they have sent in the military choppers and relief on military planes to bring them to the remotest of areas. to get to these areas or begin to identify them, once again the president made the metrologists sit with government secretaries to plot the path of the storm, to retrace where it passed and make sure they send the relief goods to the area. medicine foremost, as well as food. they have been without food or clean water for over 24 hours. millions of people were affected. on leyte a

marga ortigas is in tacloban. >> we have seen pictures of uter devastation in tacloban. are the people where you are getting food and shelter? >> well, this is actually a huge, huge, huge problem here, as you can imagine. this has affected close to 13 million people across 13 provinces. three million of those people are displaced. their homes wrecked. evacuation centres are full. building makeshift shelters out of debris from their old homes, on the side of the road or in areas where there are dead bodies uncollected. it's a very, very grim situation. the relief efforts have been problematic. the infrastructure has been devastated. many of the people who would have been the emergency responders who would have been involved in the distribution of relief goods are victims now. all of these are further complicating the situation. the national government has been doing the best they can as they put it, but they don't have enough hand on the ground. they are mobilising the army and the police. they asked for help. all of this has poured in. making sure that the relief gets to

marga ortigas reports. >> the smell of burning coal is so pervasive that spoke from lunch sunday botherhe children of happy house. all 29 of them are members of the pham family. as far as many in china are concerned, including birth parents, the children do not ki exist. >> translation: all the kids have problems. they were abandoned. i couldn't walk away and let them die. >> everyone calls her mother come. by doing odd jobs and with the help of donations she's been taking care of abandoned children for 40 years. they live south of beijing. one of china's coal producing areas in a polluted region in the world. research has shown that pollution leads to a higher chance of babies being born with neural or physical problems. a million babies with defects are born. 18% are from here. despite the central government plans to cut down on the use of poll to lesson pollution, 40% of the revenue from the province comes from. the local government has been offering incentives to prop up the ailing coal industry. the government has done little to help those that suffered from its effects. there's a