Everyone did not realize how bad it will be. Many treated the storm as just another typhoon. Sa US during Category 5 storms after Katrina, they board up their windows, tie down anything that can be blown and evacuate to "storm resistance" centers. Dito Category 6: ZERO preparations... Pati yung nasa "evacuations" center nalunod dahil sa storm surge... Won't be suprised if the total death toll reaches beyond 10,000.

Officials: Typhoon death toll could reach 10,000

Regional police chief Elmer Soria said he was briefed by Leyte provincial Gov. Dominic Petilla late Saturday and told there were about 10,000 deaths in the province, mostly by drowning and from collapsed buildings. The governor's figure was based on reports from village officials in areas where Typhoon Haiyan slammed Friday.

Tacloban city administrator Tecson Lim said that the death toll in the city alone "could go up to 10,000." Tacloban is the Leyte provincial capital of 200,000 people and the biggest city on Leyte Island.

About 300-400 bodies have already been recovered, Lim said. A mass burial was planned Sunday in Palo town near Tacloban.