One of the most powerful storms ever recorded has killed at least 10,000 people in the central Philippines province of Leyte, a senior police official has said.
Super typhoon Haiyan destroyed about 70% to 80% of the area in its path as it tore through the province on Friday, said chief superintendent Elmer Soria, a regional police director.
Most of the deaths appear to have been caused by surging sea water strewn with debris that many described as similar to a tsunami, which levelled houses and drowned hundreds of people.
The national government and disaster agency have not confirmed the latest estimate of deaths, a sharp increase from initial estimates yesterday of at least 1,000 killed.
"We had a meeting last night with the governor and the other officials. The governor said, based on their estimate, 10,000 died," Mr Soria said. "The devastation is so big."
Haiyan, a category five typhoon that churned through the Philippine archipelago in a straight line from east to west, with wind gusts of around 275kph, has weakened significantly before hitting northern Vietnam earlier today.
Leyte province's capital of Tacloban, with a population of 220,000, bore the brunt of Haiyan, which was possibly the strongest storm ever to make landfall.
The city and nearby villages as far as 1km from shore were flooded by the storm surge, leaving floating bodies and roads choked with debris from fallen trees, tangled power lines and flattened homes.
TV footage showed children clinging to rooftops for their lives.
City officials said they were struggling to retrieve bodies and send relief supplies to survivors.
They also reported widespread looting as authorities struggled to restore order and repair shattered communications.
The World Food Programme said it was airlifting 40 tonnes of high energy biscuits, enough to feed 120,000 people for a day, as well as emergency supplies and telecommunications equipment.
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