Tacloban (Philippines) (AFP) - Thousands of people Wednesday jostled and begged for seats on scarce flights out of a Philippine city demolished by a super typhoon, as anger at the slow pace of aid reaching the disaster zone turned deadly.
News emerged that eight people were crushed to death Tuesday when a huge crowd of survivors from Haiyan -- one of the strongest storms ever -- rushed a government rice warehouse in Alangalang town, 17 kilometres (10 miles) from the devastated city of Tacloban.
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