How to help Typhoon Haiyan survivors

Christopher Dawson and Jennifer Grubb, CNN
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Updated 2:21 PM EST, Fri November 22, 2013
A baby receives a measles vaccine in Tacloban, Leyte province, on Wednesday, November 27. Haiyan, one of the strongest storms in history, has affected 4.3 million people in the Philippines, and many of them rely on emergency relief for food and water. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/impact.your.world/">See how you can help.</a>
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A baby receives a measles vaccine in Tacloban, Leyte province, on Wednesday, November 27. Haiyan, one of the strongest storms in history, has affected 4.3 million people in the Philippines, and many of them rely on emergency relief for food and water. See how you can help.
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Members of the Japanese Self-Defense Force carry boxes of medicine to be distributed to survivors of typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban on Monday, November 25.
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Members of the Japanese Self-Defense Force carry boxes of medicine to be distributed to survivors of typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban on Monday, November 25.
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Philippines Air Force helicopter crewmen on Saturday, November 23, look at the damage to the town of Tacloban caused by Typhoon Haiyan.
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Philippines Air Force helicopter crewmen on Saturday, November 23, look at the damage to the town of Tacloban caused by Typhoon Haiyan.
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An aerial view on November 23, shows Typhoon Haiyan victims running and waving at a Philippine Air Force helicopter bringing food to La Paz.
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An aerial view on November 23, shows Typhoon Haiyan victims running and waving at a Philippine Air Force helicopter bringing food to La Paz.
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Approximately 400 Tacloban residents displaced by Typhoon Haiyan fill the cargo hold of a C-17 Globemaster military cargo plane on Friday, November 22, 2013. Joint Task Force 505 personnel are conducting search and rescue, supply drops and personnel airlifts as part of relief efforts.
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Approximately 400 Tacloban residents displaced by Typhoon Haiyan fill the cargo hold of a C-17 Globemaster military cargo plane on Friday, November 22, 2013. Joint Task Force 505 personnel are conducting search and rescue, supply drops and personnel airlifts as part of relief efforts.
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A sick elderly man is wheeled onto a Philippines military cargo aircraft as he and fellow survivors of the typhoon are evacuated from Tacloban to Manila on November 23.
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A sick elderly man is wheeled onto a Philippines military cargo aircraft as he and fellow survivors of the typhoon are evacuated from Tacloban to Manila on November 23.
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A Philippine Air Force crew member loads aid onto a helicopter at the airport in Tacloban, Philippines, on Friday, November 22.
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A Philippine Air Force crew member loads aid onto a helicopter at the airport in Tacloban, Philippines, on Friday, November 22.
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U.S. servicemen unload relief supplies from an Osprey aircraft Thursday, November 21, in Guiuan, Philippines.
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U.S. servicemen unload relief supplies from an Osprey aircraft Thursday, November 21, in Guiuan, Philippines.
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Typhoon survivors in Tolosa, Philippines, rush toward a Philippine Air Force helicopter delivering goods on November 21.
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Typhoon survivors in Tolosa, Philippines, rush toward a Philippine Air Force helicopter delivering goods on November 21.
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Typhoon survivors watch as a U.S. helicopter lands to deliver relief goods in Tanauan, Philippines, on Wednesday, November 20.
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Typhoon survivors watch as a U.S. helicopter lands to deliver relief goods in Tanauan, Philippines, on Wednesday, November 20.
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A crew member aboard a U.S. Navy helicopter looks out over Lawan, Philippines, before dropping relief goods November 20.
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A crew member aboard a U.S. Navy helicopter looks out over Lawan, Philippines, before dropping relief goods November 20.
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Crew members of the USS George Washington await the arrival of an Osprey aircraft November 20.
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Crew members of the USS George Washington await the arrival of an Osprey aircraft November 20.
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U.S. troops load relief supplies onto a helicopter in Tacloban, Philippines, on Tuesday, November 19.
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U.S. troops load relief supplies onto a helicopter in Tacloban, Philippines, on Tuesday, November 19.
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Typhoon survivors wait for an evacuation flight as a U.S. Navy helicopter takes off at the Tacloban airport Sunday, November 17.
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Typhoon survivors wait for an evacuation flight as a U.S. Navy helicopter takes off at the Tacloban airport Sunday, November 17.
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Stranded villagers scramble for aid supplies in Tanauan on November 17.
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Stranded villagers scramble for aid supplies in Tanauan on November 17.
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People wait in line for drinking water November 17 in Palo, Philippines.
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People wait in line for drinking water November 17 in Palo, Philippines.
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An emergency team from Spain unloads relief supplies November 17 in Tacloban.
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An emergency team from Spain unloads relief supplies November 17 in Tacloban.
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U.S. Navy personnel and other volunteers push a Russian cargo plane off the tarmac to make way for other aircraft November 17 in Tacloban.
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U.S. Navy personnel and other volunteers push a Russian cargo plane off the tarmac to make way for other aircraft November 17 in Tacloban.
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Trapped residents protect themselves from dust as a U.S. Navy helicopter takes off Saturday, November 16, on the Philippines' Manicani Island.
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Trapped residents protect themselves from dust as a U.S. Navy helicopter takes off Saturday, November 16, on the Philippines' Manicani Island.
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Trapped residents prepare to unload relief supplies from a U.S. Navy helicopter November 16.
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Trapped residents prepare to unload relief supplies from a U.S. Navy helicopter November 16.
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A U.S. Army Ranger unloads aid from an Osprey aircraft November 16 in Balangiga, Philippines.
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A U.S. Army Ranger unloads aid from an Osprey aircraft November 16 in Balangiga, Philippines.
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Survivors appeal for U.S. help November 16 in Tacloban.
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Survivors appeal for U.S. help November 16 in Tacloban.
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U.S. servicemen load emergency supplies onto a helicopter November 16 at the airport in Tacloban.
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U.S. servicemen load emergency supplies onto a helicopter November 16 at the airport in Tacloban.
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Evacuees wait to board military aircraft while a U.S. Navy helicopter takes off November 16 in Tacloban.
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Evacuees wait to board military aircraft while a U.S. Navy helicopter takes off November 16 in Tacloban.
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Typhoon victims in Salcedo, Philippines, hold onto a box of relief goods received November 16 from a U.S. Navy helicopter.
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Typhoon victims in Salcedo, Philippines, hold onto a box of relief goods received November 16 from a U.S. Navy helicopter.
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A U.S. aircraft flies above the Tacloban airport as a U.S. Marine watches November 16.
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A U.S. aircraft flies above the Tacloban airport as a U.S. Marine watches November 16.
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Villagers isolated by the typhoon scramble for relief goods being dropped by the Philippine Air Force on Friday, November 15, in La Paz.
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Villagers isolated by the typhoon scramble for relief goods being dropped by the Philippine Air Force on Friday, November 15, in La Paz.
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A Philippine soldier guards U.S. aid at the Tacloban airport on November 15.
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A Philippine soldier guards U.S. aid at the Tacloban airport on November 15.
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Volunteers in Manila, Philippines, prepare relief goods for typhoon survivors on Thursday, November 14.
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Volunteers in Manila, Philippines, prepare relief goods for typhoon survivors on Thursday, November 14.
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Stranded passengers board a plane in Tacloban on Wednesday, November 13.
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Stranded passengers board a plane in Tacloban on Wednesday, November 13.
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Soldiers transport a sick survivor November 13 in Tacloban.
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Soldiers transport a sick survivor November 13 in Tacloban.
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Relief supplies are loaded onto an airplane in Germany on November 13.
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Relief supplies are loaded onto an airplane in Germany on November 13.
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Soldiers load relief goods onto a truck in Tacloban on November 13.
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Soldiers load relief goods onto a truck in Tacloban on November 13.
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People in Leyte, Philippines, wait in line to receive relief goods Tuesday, November 12.
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People in Leyte, Philippines, wait in line to receive relief goods Tuesday, November 12.
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Evacuees send e-mails to their family members and relatives November 12 at a free Internet cafe in Tacloban set up by the Philippine government.
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Evacuees send e-mails to their family members and relatives November 12 at a free Internet cafe in Tacloban set up by the Philippine government.
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