The number of people in the Philippines confirmed dead from Typhoon Haiyan now stands at 3,621, officials say.
UN and local agencies have issued conflicting tolls, and the final figure is likely to rise still higher.
One week after the storm, food and supplies are now beginning to reach survivors, but aid agencies say the logistics of distribution are enormous.
The Philippine government has defended its response to the disaster, one of the strongest storms ever on land.
The latest death toll of 3,621 issued by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council was up from the figure of 3,422 the interior secretary had given the BBC a few hours before.
The UN put the number of dead at 4,460. Officials said it was likely more bodies would be found as aid teams reached outlying areas.
'Desperate shortage'
Helicopters from a US aircraft carrier have been transporting supplies to the devastated town of Guiuan on the Pacific coast - the first to take the full force of the typhoon.
The carrier, USS George Washington, is expanding search-and-rescue operations and providing a platform for helicopters to move supplies.
Pallets loaded with food and water have been taken from the aircraft carrier to Tacloban, the capital of badly hit Leyte province, and Guiuan.
HOW TO HELP?
Because of distances, money is the only viable way to help these people. Make a donation by going to mercycorps.org
if america should help anyone it should be this nation,a more loyal friend we could never find,knew guys who were on the Bataan death march who told us that the natives lined the roads to throw food and give cups of water to passing g,is under penalty of death from jap guards if caught doing so.when the guys were shoved into box cars to go another camp Filipinos came up next to the cars and sang American songs that the japs didnt know,yes by all means give our REAL friends all help needed in their time of needmVIVA LOS FILIPINOS,,,,
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