Residents affected by typhoon Bopha beg for aid from passing motorists along a highway at Montevista township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines.—Photo by AP

Residents affected by typhoon Bopha display messages begging for aid along a highway at Montevista township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines.—Photo by AP

Soldiers unload another victim of typhoon Bopha as retrieval operations continue at the hardest hit New Bataan township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines.—Photo by AP

Victims of devastating Typhoon Bopha jostle for position as they beg for relief food being distributed by members of a private company in New Bataan in Compostela Valley province, five days after the storm hit the southern Philippines.—Photo by AFP

Soldiers unload a body bag, containing the body of their comrade who drowned during flashfloods at the height of Typhoon Bopha, from an army truck in New Bataan town in Compostela Valley, southern Philippines.—Photo by Reuters

A family carrying food relief for victims of Typhoon Bopha walks amongst bolders and rocks along a river as they head for home in the village of Andap in the town of New Bataan in the Compostela Valley province.—Photo by AFP

Rescuers prepare to dig up another flash flood victim at the village of Andap, New Bataan township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines.—Photo by AP

Toppled trees and landslide areas are seen in the aftermath of Typhoon Bopha in Compostela Valley, southern Philippines, in this December 7, 2012 handout photo released by the Malacanang Photo Bureau.—Photo by Reuters

Typhoon victims wait for the distribution of relief supplies in New Bataan town, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines.—Photo by Reuters