The timing of the typhoon is inauspicious: the rice needs a few more weeks to ripen.
They had stocked up on food and water in anticipation of the typhoon.
All schools here in Leyte [Philippines] are damaged and washed out because of the typhoon.
His handling of the typhoon, however, may mark a turning-point.
Sales of the Typhoon, which went into service in 2004, have disappointed.
"Recently, fruits and vegetable were very high because of the typhoon and flooding a few weeks ago.
The eye of the typhoon was 55km (35 miles) from the town of Dolores, eastern Samar, at midday UK time.
But while the areas in the path of the typhoon were devastated, much of the country was not damaged.
Meanwhile, BAE Systems will cut jobs in the UK and Australia as it slows production of the Typhoon fighter jet.
The massive casualties occurred even though the government had evacuated nearly 800,000 people ahead of the typhoon.
Stars in the southern hemisphere indicate the magnetic conjugated point of the location of the typhoon.
