UN expects 'the worst' in Philippines typhoon disaster

The UN warned it expected "the worst" in the typhoon disaster that devastated the Philippines, saying one town alone may have more than 10,000 dead, adding even more urgency to rescue operations underway on Tuesday.

The Philippine government has declared a national emergency and desperation was mounting in the central Philippines where countless bodies were scattered across wastelands, four days after the unprecedented havoc wreaked by Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan).