Philippines typhoon disaster: Caring for the living, tending to the dead

A man reconstructs his house in the bay of Tacloban, Leyte province, Philippines, on Wednesday, November 27, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, hit the country's eastern seaboard on November 8, leaving a wide swath of destruction, including more than 5,000 deaths.

A man rests on his damaged house along the shore in Tacloban on Monday, November 25.

Road traffic moves past destroyed houses in Palo, Leyte province, on Sunday, November 24, weeks after typhoon Haiyan caused heavy damage to life and property in the Philippines.

A woman rests inside the damaged Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in Tacloban, Philippines, on Sunday, November 24.

A woman looks over the devastated waterfront in Tacloban on November 24.

Typhoon survivors walk down a road in Palo, Philppines, during a procession for typhoon victims on November 24.

A vehicle lies in the water in Tacloban on Saturday, November 23.

A man searches through the debris in Tacloban on November 23.

A man scavenges piles of wood amid damaged container vessels on November 23 in Tacloban.

Local people begin to help clear debris near the shoreline where several tankers ran aground on November 23 in Leyte. The death toll from the storm stands at more than 5,000, according to a government-run news agency.

A man clears debris from in front of his home near the shoreline on November 23 in Leyte.

Groups of men clear debris near the shoreline on November 23 in Tacloban.

Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan inspect the damage to their houses in Tacloban, Philippines, on Friday, November 22.

Filpinos clear rubble from a hard-hit area in Tacloban on November 22.

An airplane lands in Tacloban as Antonio Lacasa rebuilds his house on Thursday, November 21.

People carry a coffin through an opening in the wall of a public cemetery for burial in Tacloban on November 21.

A member of the Philippine air force drops relief goods for survivors in Tolosa on November 21.

Children blow bubbles in a destroyed market in Tacloban on Wednesday, November 20.

Workers clear mud and debris in Tacloban on November 20.

A boy climbs across debris in Tacloban on November 20.

People at the airport in Tacloban react to a blast of wind from an aircraft on November 20.

A man walks through water in the typhoon-ravaged city of Tacloban, Philippines, on November 20.

A man sleeps on Tuesday, November 19, on a tanker that ran aground during Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban.

Firemen unload bodies November 19 for forensic experts to register and bury in a mass grave outside of Tacloban.

Firemen unload more victims outside of Tacloban on November 19.

A man fans the flames of a fire in Tanauan, Philippines, on November 19.

Survivors salvage wood next to stranded ships in Tacloban on November 19.

Philippine military personnel carry an injured survivor to an evacuation flight at the Tacloban airport November 19.

People in Tacloban march in the rain November 19 during a procession calling for courage and resilience among survivors.

People play cards by candlelight Monday, November 18, in Tacloban.

A U.S. Navy helicopter delivers relief goods to typhoon victims in Ormoc, Philippines, on November 18.

Men take food back to their families in Leyte on November 18. Countries all over the world have pledged relief aid to those affected by the typhoon, but damage to airports and roads have made moving the aid very difficult.

People are held back as the U.S. Navy delivers aid from a helicopter in San Jose, Philippines, on November 18.

A helicopter flies over a call for help in Ormoc on November 18.

A man cleans up mud inside a church in the hard-hit city of Tacloban on November 18.

A boy bathes November 18 at a Tacloban school turned into a temporary shelter.

Hundreds of typhoon survivors are packed into a U.S. military airplane November 18 for evacuation from Tacloban's airport.

Typhoon survivors run toward a passing U.S. Navy helicopter in San Jose on November 18.

A boy holding a toy machine gun sits Sunday, November 17, on a ship that ran aground in Tacloban.

People gather around a helicopter as it delivers relief supplies November 17 in Guiuan, Philippines.

Filipinos board an HC-130 Hercules airplane as U.S. sailors carry relief supplies November 17 in Guiuan.

Survivors clean mannequins found among the debris in Tacloban on November 17.

A man leans against a statue of the Crucifixion before a Mass at Santo Nino Church in Tacloban on November 17.

A man carries a piece of wood from the debris in Tacloban on November 17.

Survivors wait in line in Tacloban for relief goods on November 17.

A man looks over the devastation from his damaged home in Tacloban on November 17.

A trapped resident braves the dust created by a U.S. Navy helicopter taking off Saturday, November 16, on Manicani Island, Philippines.

Corpses are collected and loaded on trucks to be taken to mass graves in Tacloban on November 16.

A victim's corpse floats on a river in Tanauan on November 16.

A pregnant survivor waits to give birth in a hospital November 16 in Tanauan.

A dead dog lies in front of a house destroyed by the typhoon in Tanauan.

A man carries a bicycle as he walks through the ruins of a Tacloban building November 16.

Survivors of the typhoon stand in a Tanauan street partially blocked by debris November 16.

An elderly survivor walks past toppled cars outside a church in Tacloban on November 16.

A man in Tanauan cleans meat after slaughtering his only cow that survived the typhoon.

Survivors gather in Tacloban to await transport to a neighboring province on November 16.

Men carry a coffin toward a Leyte cemetery on November 16.

A survivor cooks dinner in front of his damaged home in Marabut, Philippines, on Friday, November 15.

Toppled coconut trees dot a mountain in an area devastated by the typhoon in Leyte province.

A typhoon survivor keeps her husband alive by manually pumping air into his lungs after his leg was amputated at a Tacloban hospital November 15. The hospital has been operating without power since the typhoon.

A survivor reacts to the damage at a residential area in Tacloban on November 15.

Typhoon victims are treated in the lobby of a Tacloban hospital on November 15.

Philippine Army soldiers carry the body of a civilian in Tanauan on November 15.

Residents wait to board a Singaporean cargo plane at the Tacloban airport on November 15. Many survivors have converged on the city's airport to wait for flights.

Search and retrieval teams carry a body bag in Tacloban on November 15.

Haiyan survivors carry food that a U.S. military helicopter dropped off in Guiuan on Thursday, November 14.

Dozens of bodies are placed near Tacloban City Hall on November 14 as workers prepare a mass grave on the outskirts of the hard-hit city.