"Philippines President Benigno Aquino has declared a national calamity after a typhoon killed nearly 1,000 people.
Typhoon Washi hit southern Mindanao island and surrounding areas at the weekend.
Visiting the area, Mr Aquino reassured survivors the government would be there to help but reportedly acknowledged mistakes might have been made.
Some authorities have begun mass burials, but they are opposed by some relatives of the dead.
Disaster agencies are attempting to provide food, water, medicine and body bags, but damaged roads are hampering efforts to reach survivors in remote villages."
Typhoon Washi hit southern Mindanao island and surrounding areas at the weekend.
Visiting the area, Mr Aquino reassured survivors the government would be there to help but reportedly acknowledged mistakes might have been made.
Some authorities have begun mass burials, but they are opposed by some relatives of the dead.
Disaster agencies are attempting to provide food, water, medicine and body bags, but damaged roads are hampering efforts to reach survivors in remote villages."
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