The additional fatalities coming from Western Visayas reached 103, while the number of those who perished in Eastern Visayas remained at 1,660, Xinhua quoted Eduardo del Rosario as saying. He is the executive director of the Philippines' National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

Woman walks past stacked up vehicles in Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte on November 12, 2013. Photo: AFP