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Food, water and other emergency supplies had been pre-positioned in areas expected to be lashed by the typhoon, said Felino Castro of the social welfare and development department.

Among defence deals on the agenda, the UAE is in the market for up to 60 fighter jets, with the European-made Typhoon said to be in pole position for the contract.

"These storms have been enhanced by the moisture of the typhoon," said National Weather Service meteorologist Matthew Kidwell, referring to Typhoon Songda, which wreaked havoc in the western Pacific days ago.

"As a father, it was deeply moving to meet children as young as 2 who were left with nothing but the clothes they were wearing when sea and storm water swept through their villages during the typhoon," said Mr. Beckham, who helped launch a UNICEF emergency appeal for funding just days after the storm.

The Philippines is facing an increasing number of fierce typhoons, said Alicia Ilaga, a member of that country's delegation.

"It's not like we are having typhoons," said Sharon Mantel, a drug saleswoman heading to Chicago from LaGuardia Airport one morning in July.

But we're recommending 75,000 – 80,000 pesos for these new houses so they will be resistant to typhoons," said Cedric Daep, of Bicol's Provincial Disaster Coordinating Committee.

"The communication of early warnings in the Philippines has improved significantly since Typhoon Haiyan," said Wahlström.

"In the case of a real strong typhoon," he said, "I would recommend people go home".

There is growing evidence that climate change is causing more extreme weather disasters such as the Philippines typhoon, David Cameron said.

"It's really important to me to bring this honour to my country, especially the people who are victims of the typhoon," Pacquiao said on Box Nation.