Typhoon Haiyan: Philippines Stay Positive That Estimated 10k Death Toll Won't Happen

With death toll caused by super typhoon Haiyan growing close to 2,500, Philippine President Benigno Aquino told CNN that the estimated 10,000 death toll is way too high. He emphasised that such an estimate was allegedly perceived with the mix of much "emotional drama."

Yahoo News reported that the Philippine government is still collecting information from the hard hit areas so as to know how many died, are injured or still missing. It is normal for some officials and experts to fear up to 10,000 people could have possibly died due to the overwhelming aftermath of the super typhoon. It was not only its winds and heavy rain that caused much trouble but moreover, the storm surge it brought that was close to the looks of a tsunami.

The Philippine president also proceeded to the declaration of a state of national calamity and sent soldiers to the city that was once alive and well, but now a total wasteland. Even the local government of Tacloban City, which is one of the worst hit areas in the region, was also wiped out in just one snap. It's not just the city residents who died or went missing, but also the local government officials.

According to BBC UK, it is also the number of angry victims and survivors that is constantly rising. Despite the many relief efforts reported, many of the affected Filipinos are still in dire need of the basic needs like food, shelter and water.

At the moment, there are more criticisms thrown at the relief efforts being done by the Philippine officials to their own country, but most of the country's people still believe in what unity and helping each other can do.

There are also other foreign aid teams who said that majority of the people concerned about the situation should understand all sides of the story. The Belgian response team said it was frustrating but "understandable. Everyone must just support each other instead of criticizing so as to encourage more survivors to adapt better to the current conditions, USA Today stated.