Two women use their umbrellas to shield themselves from getting splashed as they make their way across a street flooded by rains brought by Typhoon Haiyan in Shangsi, southwest China Guangxi province, just days after it devastated the Philippines over the weekend. (AFP)

A taxi drives on a flooded coastal road at Ha Long city in the north-eastern coastal province of Quang Ninh after the passage of the Typhoon Haiyan, which caused destruction of property and disrupted transport networks. (AFP/Vietnam News Agency)

A damaged fishing boat in the port of Van Don island, in the north-eastern coastal province of Quang Ninh, after the passage of Typhoon Haiyan in Vietnam. (AFP/Vietnam News Agency)

A man paints a message on a baskeball court that reads "Help SOS We Need Food" in Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte, central Philippines, following the devastation caused by Super Typhoon Haiyan which left many without food and electricity. (AFP/Noel Celis)

An aerial shot shows a flooded area in the aftermath of Supper Typhoon Haiyan that smashed into coastal communities in the central Philippines. (AFP/Raul Banias)

A woman cooks lunch in a makeshift house in Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte, in the city devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan. (AFP/Noel Celis)  

Residents pick water damaged shoes in Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte. The Philippine government said it had deployed armoured vehicles, set up checkpoints and imposed a curfew to help end looting in the city devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan. (AFP/Noel Celis)  

A man looks at a tourist boat sinking in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam on Nov 11, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in northern Vietnam early Monday, just days after leaving massive destruction in the Philippines. (AP/Hau Dinh)

Survivors pass by two large boats after they were washed ashore by strong waves caused by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines. (AP/Aaron Favila)

This aerial photo shows destroyed houses in the town of Guiuan in Eastern Samar province, central Philippines on Nov 11, 2013, four days after devastating Typhoon Haiyan hit the country. (AFP/Ted Aljibe)

A body of a man is seen at the bay of Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte. Super typhoon Haiyan, which has destroyed entire towns across the Philippines, is believed to have killed more than 10,000 people. (AFP/Noel Celis)

Residents walk through debris and toppled power lines in Tacloban City, Leyte province, central Philippines, after devastating Typhoon Haiyan hit the city. (AFP/Ted Aljibe)

People walk among debris and destroyed houses in Palo, eastern island of Leyte after devastating Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the area in the Philippines. (AFP/Noel Celis)

Destroyed houses in Tacloban, on the eastern island of Leyte after Super Typhoon Haiyan swept over the Philippines. The typhoon is believed to have killed more than 10,000 in the Philippines in the country's deadliest recorded natural disaster. (AFP/Ted Aljibe)

Survivors walk by a large ship after it was washed ashore by strong waves caused by powerful Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines. The city remains littered with debris from damaged homes as many complain of shortages of food and water. (AP/Aaron Favila)

Residents rest outside a stadium used as an evacuation centre in Tacloban, Leyte province, central Philippines on Nov 10, 2013, three days after devastating Typhoon Haiyan hit the city. (AFP/Ted Aljibe)

Fishing boats are anchored safely at a port in the northern province of Thanh Hoa prior to the arrival of the super Typhoon Haiyan. (AFP/Vietnam News Agency)

Local Red Cross staff place sandbags on the roof of a house as they prepare for the arrival of super typhoon Haiyan, in the central provincial coastal city of Danang. (AFP)

A soldier assists a young girl as villagers are evacuated to a safe place by a military truck in preparation for the arrival of the super typhoon Haiyan in the central province of Quang Nam, Vietnam. (AFP)

Residents prepare sand bags to reinforce a sea dyke in the central province of Phu Yen, Vietnam. (AFP/Vietnam News Agency)

Fishermen moving a fishing boat from a beach as part of measures taken by local authorities in preparation for the arrival of the super typhoon Haiyan in the central city of Danang. (AFP/Vietnam News Agency)

People place sand bags on a house roof in preparation for the arrival of the super typhoon Haiyan in the central province of Quang Nam, Vietnam. (AFP)

Local Red Cross official Ong Ich Tien uses a megaphone to alert local residents to evacuate prior to the arrival of super typhoon Haiyan, at a workers' quarter in the central provincial coastal city of Danang, Vietnam. (AFP)

Local Red Cross staff place sand bags on the roof of a house, as they prepare for the arrival of super typhoon Haiyan, in the city of Danang, Vietnam. (AFP)

A woman rides a bicycle in a flooded park after heavy rains in downtown Hanoi. Vietnam has started evacuating over 100,000 people from the path of Super Typhoon Haiyan, after the storm tore across the Philippines leaving scores dead. (AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam)

Rescue workers carry a woman about to give birth at a makeshift Department of Health medical centre at the Tacloban airport in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the eastern island of Leyte, Philippines. (AFP/Noel Celis) 

Residents return to their houses after leaving an evacuation site in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte, Philippines. (AFP/Noel Celis)

A day after Super Typhoon Haiyan whipped across the central Philippines with maximum sustained winds of around 315 kph, a cataclysmic picture emerged of entire communities having been flattened. (AFP/Raul Banias) 

Super Typhoon Haiyan is believed to have killed 1,200 people in the Philippines, the Red Cross said on Saturday, as rescue workers raced to reach towns devastated by tsunami-like waves. (AFP/ Raul Banias)

People walk among debris of fallen trees at Tacloban airport in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte, Philippines. (AFP/Noel Celis)

Women walk past fallen trees and destroyed houses in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte on Nov 9, 2013. (AFP/Noel Celis) 

People stand at the pier as Super Typhoon Haiyan smashes into coastal communities on the central island of Bacalod in the Philippines. (AFP/Julius Mariveles)

A resident (R) walks past high waves pounding the sea wall amidst strong winds as Typhoon Haiyan hits the city of Legaspi in Albay province, south of Manila on November 8, 2013. (AFP/Charism Sayat)

A house is engulfed by the storm surge brought about by powerful typhoon Haiyan that hit Legazpi city, Albay province on 8 November 2013 about 520 kilometres south of Manila, Philippines. (AP/Nelson Salting)