Filipinos Affected By Typhoon Bopha Become Desperate For Relief Goods

Residents affected by typhoon Bopha beg for aid from passing motorists along a highway at Montevista township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines Sunday Dec. 9, 2012. The number of missing in the wake of a typhoon that devastated parts of the southern Philippines has jumped to nearly 900 after families and fishing companies reported losing contact with more than 300 fishermen in the South China Sea and Pacific Ocean, officials said Sunday.

Residents affected by typhoon Bopha display a banner begging for aid along a highway at Montevista township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines Sunday Dec. 9, 2012.

Residents affected by typhoon Bopha crowd as relief goods are distributed at New Bataan township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines Sunday Dec. 9, 2012. <AP Photo/Bullit Marquez>