Yahoo Philippines News - Live 2013 Philippine Elections News Updates and Results: Dead bodies still scattered in Leyte, as aid sent for 900,000 affected families

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Dead bodies still scattered in Leyte, as aid sent for 900,000 affected families Nov 9th 2013, 09:08 Samar and Leyte were among the provinces most severely hit by Yolanda on Friday morning when the storm was at its strongest. Citing a report from the local airport manager, John Andrews, deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said Saturday that more than 100 dead bodies are lying in the streets in Tacloban City in Leyte. Several government agencies are meanwhile working overtime to deliver aid to more than 900,000 families affected by typhoon Yolanda, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Saturday. The Philippine Official Gazette said in a tweet that as of 12 noon, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has identified a total of 944,586 families affected by the typhoon.

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