UK Warship Arrived Philippine Island To Give Humanitarian Aid

HMS Daring has delivered its first aid relief to remote Philippine Islands hit by Typhoon Haiyan.
After surveying an area north west of Cebu by helicopter, the Royal Navy warship dropped anchor off the coast of Guintacan, an island with a population of around 6,000.
No one had made it to the island in the 10 days since the storm battered it. Not a single building was untouched by the typhoon.

Building shelters on the island of Guintacan

The island was in desperate need of water and shelter. At the request of community leaders, the Royal Navy rebuilt the school roof.
On Wednesday, the children will gather in the classroom for the first time since the night Haiyan terrified their young minds. Their parents will bring them here for counselling.
Aid workers and medics travelling with HMS Daring distributed food, shelters and set up clinics at two locations on the island.

People waited for days for aid after the typhoon

The painted plea for help on the basketball court went unanswered for almost two weeks.
The island had drawn up a list of its dead and those with the most urgent needs.
The coast took the brunt of the storm.
No more so than the village of Dup-Dup - the first dwelling in the storm's path, the few trees left standing, now bowed in defeat.

And for all this, we found astonishing resilience. Not a hint of self-pity.

They were resigned to the prospect that no one would ever come for them. As it was, help arrived just in time.
There are hundreds, if not thousands of islands just like this, still waiting. The scale is daunting.