UN calls for more international aid for typhoon

Ban said in a statement that he was "extremely concerned by the impact of Typhoon Haiyan, one of the largest storms to ever make landfall, which has affected some 9.5 million people in the Philippines and caused widespread destruction and displacement."
He noted the difficulty of getting aid to remote areas damaged by the storm and said UN aid agencies and other humanitarian groups would work with local authorities to ramp up relief efforts. Airlifts of food, health, shelter and medical supplies had begun and specialist teams had been deployed, he said.
"The secretary general thanks UN member states for their prompt response, including bilateral funds, relief teams and civil-military support," a UN statement said. "He urges the international community to continue to show their solidarity with the people of the Philippines."//DPA