Typhoon Haiyan death toll jumps to 5,235 in Philippines

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.