MANILA, Philippines — Philippine officials say the death toll from one of the strongest typhoons on record has risen above 5,000 and is likely to climb further.
Interior Secretary Mar Roxas said Friday that 4,919 people were killed in the Eastern Visayas region. Civil defense chief Eduardo del Rosario said 290 others died in other parts of the central and southern Philippines.
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Typhoon Haiyan survivors, some injured, queue up in the rain to board an evacuation flight at the airport in Tacloban, Philippines, on Friday. The Associated Press
Typhoon survivors watch as a Philippine Air Force helicopter unloads sacks of relief supplies at Tanauan township, Leyte province in central Philippines on Friday, two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan ravaged central Philippines. The Associated Press
U.S. Air Force Sgt. Jody Dessicino of Egg Harbor, N.J., helps a mother carry her baby to board an evacuation flight at the airport in Tacloban, Philippines, on Friday. The Associated Press
The regions were battered two weeks ago by fierce winds and tsunami-like storm surges from Typhoon Haiyan, locally called Yolanda.
Roxas said the situation was stabilizing, with major roads on Samar and Leyte islands cleared of debris, and some banks, stores and gasoline stations resuming business.
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