Survivors of a super typhoon that swept through the central Philippines killing an estimated 10,000 people are in dire need of food, water and medicine.
They are threatening to overwhelm military and rescue resources.
President Benigno Aquino has deployed hundreds of soldiers in the coastal city of Tacloban to quell looting.
But reports from one town in another region that has not been reached by rescue workers or the armed forces, showed apocalyptic scenes of destruction.
Authorities in the Philippines have not confirmed estimates over the weekend of 10,000 deaths.
But the toll from Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded, is clearly far higher than the current official count of 255.
The armed forces in the central Philippines reported a death toll of 942.
The Government has announced €1m emergency funding for the relief effort.
Meanwhile, Philippine Secretary to the Cabinet Rene Almendras said: "The situation is bad, the devastation has been significant. In some cases the devastation has been total."
The United Nations said officials in Tacloban, which bore the brunt of the storm on Friday, had reported one mass grave of 300-500 bodies.
More than 600,000 people were displaced by the storm across the country and some have no access to food, water, or medicine, the UN said.
Flattened by surging waves and monster winds up to 378km/h, Tacloban, 580km southeast of Manila, was relying almost entirely for supplies and evacuation on just three military transport planes flying from nearby Cebu city.
Dozens of residents clamoured for help at the airport gates.
Haiyan is estimated to have destroyed about 70 to 80% of structures in its path as it tore into the coastal provinces of Leyte and Samar.
The damage to the coconut and rice-growing region was expected to amount to over €50m, Citi Research said in a report, with "massive losses" for private property.
Most of the damage and deaths were caused by huge waves that inundated towns and swept away coastal villages in scenes that officials likened to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Bodies litter the streets of Tacloban, rotting and swelling under the hot sun and adding to the health risk.
International aid agencies said relief resources in the Philippines were stretched thin after a 7.2 magnitude quake in central Bohol province last month and displacement caused by a conflict with Muslim rebels in southern Zamboanga province.
Operations were further hampered because roads, airports and bridges had been destroyed or were covered in wreckage.
Threatening to add to the crisis in the impoverished area, a tropical depression carrying heavy rain was forecast to arrive in the region as early as tomorrow.
Mr Aquino, facing one of the biggest challenges of his three-year rule, deployed 300 soldiers and police to restore order in Tacloban after looters rampaged through several stores.
Mr Aquino, who before the storm said the government was aiming for zero casualties, has shown exasperation at conflicting official reports on damage and deaths.
Concern among Irish residents
An information link has been set up on the website of the Philippine Honorary Consulate in Ireland for those concerned about friends and family.
It will allow people register a tracking system with the Red Cross in the Philippines.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Honorary Consul Mark Christopher Congdon said the country has been devastated following the disaster.
Mr Congdon said 10% of the population were affected by the typhoon which is roughly 10 million people.
"I have put a link to relevant information where people can register a tracking system which is with the Red Cross in the Philippines so they can register names and addresses of people they're looking to contact.
"Hopefully that will bring a successful conclusion for a lot of people."
He has called for donations to agencies offering aid to those affected.
"It's just devastation. Any funding would be gratefully received."
Typhoon Haiyan makes landfall in Vietnam
Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the northern Vietnam earlier this morning after weakening significantly while coming across the South Chine Sea.
At least six people have been reported killed so far.
Heavy rains and 117km/h winds swept through Vietnam's well-known tourist attraction Halong Bay in Haiphong city and nearby areas after shifting its direction to the north.
Some 600,000 people have been evacuated from the regions most at risk.
Heavy rain and flooding is expected in the capital, Hanoi.
Damage to properties in the region is to be high, according to local media reports.
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