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About 9.5 million people affected by Typhoon Haiyan

Countries
Philippines
Sources
OCHA
Publication date

HIGHLIGHTS

• 9.5 million people are affected by Typhoon Haiyan in nine regions across the Philippines.

• Relief operations scale up in the most affected areas.

• Reception and Departure Centre established at Tacloban City airport.

• Access remains a major challenge; roundtrip travel between Tacloban airport and the city centre takes 6 hours.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit https://www.unocha.org/.