According to the latest estimates, nearly 10 million people from 36 provinces have been affected and over 10,000 people are feared dead since Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines on Friday 8 November. The coming days and weeks are critical. Hundreds of thousands of people have no shelter, food or water and families are already being forced to drink contaminated water from open wells. The threat of disease and malnutrition is high. The need for life-saving emergency aid is huge.

With your help, we will provide clean water, shelter and sanitation to around 500,000 people affected by the Philippines Typhoon. We will also provide tents and plastic sheeting to give people basic protection from the elements and distribute household water filters, which can clean dirty flood water and make it safe for cooking and washing. And we will install 'pop-up' toilets, which are quick and easy to erect.