Haiyan death toll tops 6,000 making it Philippines' deadliest recorded typhoon

Hungry beasts: Giraffes being fed at Calauit Game Preserve and Wildlife Sanctuary in Calauit island, Busuanga province, western Philippines. Giraffes and zebras were badly injured and left with almost no food after typhoon Haiyan. — AFP

MANILA: The number of people dead after one of the world’s strongest typhoons struck the Philippines has risen above 6,000, the government said, with nearly 2,000 others still missing.

Five weeks after Super Typhoon Haiyan destroyed entire towns across the nation’s central islands, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council put the official death toll at 6,009, making it the Philippines’ deadliest recorded typhoon.