Apple Inc has announced it will be collecting donations for the American Red Cross to be sent to the Philippines amid continuous relief efforts. Typhoon Haiyan has left the central part of the Phiippines heavily devastated causing countries and organisations around the world to send help in any way they can.

Apple Inc has shared the news of its efforts to help on its homepage. iOS users can now send donations for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan. Users can use donations on their debit or credit cards. If the debit or credit card is already on file, iOS users can easily sign in into their iTunes account and click on the "donate" button. Once clicked, users will be presented with six amounts ranging from $5.00 to $200 to choose from.

In 2012, the company collected donations on behalf of the Red Cross to help the victims of Superstorm Sandy. Apple Inc took donations for the victims of tsunamis in Japan and powerful earthquakes in Haiti.

Once iOS users have donated, Apple said users will receive a receipt from the iTunes Store as a confirmation of their donation. Donations to disasters like the one caused by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines cannot be made with iTunes gift cards and credits.

Meanwhile, Korean-electronics giant Samsung donated $1 million for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan. According to South Korean news agency, Yonhap, Samsung's donation will go through the Red Cross and World Vision Philippines.

Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation as part of the company's aid to the typhoon-hit country will be sending a volunteer emergency response team to assist in relief operations.

Super Typhoon Haiyan or better known in the Philippines as Typhoon Yolanda, has wreaked massive damage to property, agriculture and infrastructure especially in Tacloban, a city in central Philippines. Reports have surfaced that more than 10,000 were feared dead as Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Southeast Asian country. The figure allegedly came from a Philippine official. Authorities have yet to give an official death toll as communication lines in some areas remain down and relief operations are ongoing.

Emergency responders and rescue workers still struggle to reach Haiyan-ravaged villages to deliver relief goods and aid surivors of the typhoon, which had displaced more the 600,000 people, according to news reports.

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