Typhoon Haiyan: BBC reports from the Philippines
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BBC correspondents are in some of the places worst hit by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Below is a selection of their reports on the devastation and the rescue operation.
Tacloban, 19 November: Patients queue for medical help
Rajesh Mirchandani visits a field hospital set up by German and Belgian medics in Palo, near Tacloban
Guiuan, 17 November: Desperate scramble for aid from the air
Rajini Vaidyanathan reports from a US helicopter as it distributes aid to remote areas.
Tacloban, 15 November: The view of the devastation from a helicopter
The BBC's Rajesh Mirchandani says that from the air the city of Tacloban is in ruins one week on.
Guiuan, 14 November: Desolation where the typhoon first hit land
Andrew Harding reaches the isolated villages where the typhoon first struck.
Island of Leyte, 14 November: Devastation beyond the city
Alastair Leithead says people are still waiting for aid on the island of Leyte almost a week after Typhoon Haiyan hit.
Tacloban, 14 November: International aid 'finally arrives'
International aid finally reaches Tacloban as the city buries the dead, reports Rupert Wingfield-Hayes.
Island of Leyte, 13 November: Joyful reunion amid typhoon anguish
The BBC's Alastair Leithead meets two sisters in search of their parents, as he took a boat from a remote part of Cebu to the island of Leyte.
Tacloban, 13 November: Trapped teenager loses entire family
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes meets a 13-year-old girl who lost her entire family in the disaster.
Tacloban, 13 November: Churches become sanctuaries for homeless
Churches have become havens for people whose homes have been ripped apart, as George Alagiah reports.
Tacloban, 13 November: At the airport as aid finally arrives
Impassable roads means that delivering aid by air has become essential, as Jonathan Head reports.
Tacloban, 13 November: Inside hospital that lacks basic supplies
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports from a hospital that was completely flooded by the typhoon and lacks basic supplies and clean water.
Tacloban, 13 November: Life at a makeshift shelter
Jon Donnison speaks to Jose, who is living inside a sports centre that is doubling up as a makeshift shelter for victims of the disaster.
Tacloban, 12 November: Desperate queues for food
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports on the wait for aid in Tacloban where some looting occurred on the fifth day after the typhoon.
Cebu, 12 November: Devastation witnessed from the air
The BBC's George Alagiah makes a helicopter journey over devastated areas.
Tacloban, 12 November: Hungry survivors ransack warehouse
Jon Donnison reports from one of the worst-hit areas of Tacloban, where desperation for food has taken hold.
Tacloban, 12 November: On street destroyed by wall of water
Jon Donnison meets residents picking up the pieces in one of the worst hit areas of Tacloban.
Cebu International Airport, 12 November: Aid planes stranded
Tim Willcox explains why planes carrying aid are being delayed from reaching the disaster zone.
Tacloban, 12 November: Queuing for food in stinking black water
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports from the flood waters in Tacloban, which are making conditions even worse for survivors.
Cebu, 12 November: How pair survived as house flattened
Alistair Leithead reports on one survival story from a street on the island of Cebu.
Tacloban, 11 November: Families bury relatives
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports on relatives carrying victims on foot to a burial ground in Tacloban.
Manila, 11 November: Inside makeshift typhoon aid centre
George Alagiah is at a makeshift aid distribution centre at Manila airport.
Tacloban airport, 11 November: People queue to escape
Hundreds of desperate people are queuing to get out of Tacloban, says Jonathan Head.
Cebu, 11 November: Towns suffer "80-90% damage"
Alistair Leithead is in Cebu province, where some towns suffered "80-90% damage", according to one disaster worker.
Tacloban, 10 November: Buildings destroyed
An estimated 80% of Tacloban has been destroyed, Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports.