"The devastation is beyond comprehension. We urgently need funds to meet the basic needs of children and their families," said Save the Children chief executive Paul Ronalds, whose organization has deployed rapid response teams to badly-hit Tacloban.
A humanitarian forum being held in Sydney this week, originally intended to look at the Syrian crisis, will now focus on the international response to the Philippines disaster with Australian Red Cross chief Robert Tickner Monday warning it will take years to rebuild.
"Whole communities smashed, horrific loss of life," he said, adding that anyone who wanted to help should make a cash donation rather than sending goods, which may not be what is immediately needed.
"It's better to buy locally and stimulate the local economy," he said.
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