28/11/2013 Newsround

Now a special report from the Newsround team about how kids are

coping in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan. The biggest storm

ever. Devastating lives all across the islands. I have come to the

Philippines, to find out for Newsround how children are coping

for Typhoon Haiyan. Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the

Philippines almost three weeks ago. Winds as strong as 200 miles an hour

tore homes apart, piece, by piece. Thousands of people were killed.

Millions more left homeless. The islands of Lete and Cebu were

hardest-hit. I travelled there to see how the children were dealing

with the disaster. We have arrived in Cebu, it is good to see that

people are getting back to work. Kids are going to school, shops are

open. People are selling food on market stalls, but a few kilometres

from here it is a different story. Although the area was not hit badly,

we are heading to meet some people doing their bit to help.

This is the big estuary house in Cebu. It is where the supplies come

in. People bag them up and they get sent to the

in. People bag them up and they get is open 24 hours a day. And you will

notice one thing, all of the volunteers are children or

teenagers. How long are you working here tonight, you have been at

school today, haven't you? Yes, we have been at school for at least

half a day. Two hours are staying here. It is our pleasure. We want to

give the time for those in need. You can give a better help to them.

Travel north into the disaster zone, I begin to see the damage brought by

the typhoon. While it seems that the emergency is over, people still

don't have electricity. You may be able to hear the sound of the

generator in the background, you hear it all the time here, but I

have come to see how the children are getting back on their feet.

Chris runs a school here, badly damaged by the wind. They are

worried they may have to tear down part of the school. I asked

countries to show me around. This would have been a classroom.

It would accommodate so many children? 80 students.

All of the equipment was damaged? Everything damaged.

It must be frustrating. How do you feel about it when you step into the

room and see all of this. This is the room where I cried...

You know. I don't know how to... Me and my family we don't know how to

reconstruct this again but we are trying our best.

What is happening to the children that come here for a class every

day? Where are they going? In the new building? Yes.

The worry for the children is that we are not sure if they can give

them some assurance that we can go on. We know that we can rebuild the

school. When I speak to the children here,

although their families are When I speak to the children here,

unharmed by the Typhoon Haiyan, they are upset that their houses and

school have been damaged. are upset that their houses and

hope for the future. So, how do you feel when you come

back to your school and you see it like this? My tears are about to

flow. I see the damage of the school. It is not OK. Then I was

thinking how we can continue our studies but... It is already gone.

Our roof was gone. It was blown way way by the Typhoon Haiyan. When we

came ba to our house it was all gone. My mother and father and I

looked for some roof to use for us to shelter from the rain.

Where are you staying now? We are in our house with a temporary roof.

It is OK. It's hard, isn't it? Really hard.

Is it important for you to come to school? Yes it is. Yes. In school

maybe I can earn after I graduate in the #2350u67.

-- in the future. I hope so. I hope to help my family return.

What do you want to do, when you think about graduating from school,

what do you hope to do? I will work hard and then I will help my family

and to pay back what they have done for us.

Everything that they have done for us.

Can I say a message? Yes. We lost our house but we never lost

our hope. This is where the action is really

taking place. Countries from all over the world

are working together to make sure that the vital aid gets to the

people that need it the most. Over there is the Hercules. And the Royal

Australian Air Force are about to head off to Tacloban with vital

supplies. So, tell us what you are doing here?

I'm here as part of the security attachment for the Australian C

130s. How is the atmosphere when you take

the aid to the affected areas? People are smiling, helping, running

around, trying to get things done. It has been really surprising and

I'm impressed by the people here. The Philippines has suffered a huge

disaster. Its changed people's lives forever, but the world has

responded. People here tell me that they are thankful for the help, but

this is just the beginning. It will take a lot longer for