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divdiv class=story-body readability=40 span class=story-date#13; span class=date16 November 2013/span#13;span class=time-textLast updated at /spanspan class=time14:08 ET/span#13; #13;/span#13;#13; #13;#13;#13; #13; #13; #13; p class=introduction id=story_continues_1A number of British nationals remain unaccounted for after Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, the UK foreign secretary has said./p#13; pHowever, William Hague, who has spoken to his Filipino counterpart to pledge continued UK support, did not confirm how many Britons are missing./p#13; pOne of those unaccounted for is Colin Bembridge, 61, from Grimsby./p#13; pThe UK has already committed £50m in aid, while a public appeal has raised more than £30m in donations./p#13; pA Foreign Office spokeswoman said: We are working with local authorities and international partners to locate British nationals./p#13; span class=cross-head'Profoundly moved'/span#13; div class=story-feature wide readability=12#13; a class=hidden href=#story_continues_2Continue reading the main story/a h2British aid effort/h2#13; !-- pullout-items--#13; #13; !-- pullout-body--#13; pUK-based aid agencies have distributed hundreds of tonnes of emergency supplies to those affected by the typhoon./p#13; pSave the Children said three lorries carrying hygiene kits to help 5,000 people were on their way to the stricken city of Tacloban./p#13; pIt later said it distributed blankets and the kits to 280 families seeking shelter in a former school in the city and was in the process of setting up six mobile health clinics./p#13; pThe charity's humanitarian relief coordinator Michel Rooijackers said: The conditions in which families are living right now are extremely difficult, and these items will provide some basic but essential relief./p#13; pAction Against Hunger said its teams in Tacloban and Capiz had distributed 128 tons of emergency supplies./p#13; pDaniel Burgui, a spokesman for the charity, said reports of widespread looting were wrong and such incidents were isolated./p#13; pSurvivors are waiting patiently... despite being extremely hungry; people who have lost everything and are still searching for their loved ones, he said./p#13; #13; !-- pullout-links--#13; /div p id=story_continues_2In a statement, the Foreign Office said Mr Hague had spoken to Philippines secretary for foreign affairs Albert Ferreros Del Rosario to offer British condolences on the loss of life caused by the storm./p#13; pMr Hague told Mr Del Rosario the British public has been profoundly moved by the suffering of people in the Philippines, the statement added./p#13; pThe ministers also discussed UK aid contributions, which Prime Minister David Cameron announced had been increased by £30m to £50m earlier./p#13; pMr Cameron said an RAF C-130 aircraft would be sent to carry aid to the Philippines, and a C-17 which left RAF Brize Norton on Friday has already arrived./p#13; pBritain is also sending two Royal Navy ships, destroyer HMS Daring and aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious./p#13; pDaring is expected to reach the Philippines on Sunday and Illustrious should arrive by 25 November./p#13; pMissing Briton Mr Bembridge is reported to have been with his Filipino partner and their young daughter near the central city of Tacloban when the storm hit on 8 November./p#13; #13; pThe Foreign Office said it was aware of reports of British deaths due to the storm, but said it could not comment on any specific cases./p#13; pEarlier the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), which brings together 14 major UK charities, said donations to its Philippines typhoon appeal had reached £33m./p#13; pDEC chief executive Saleh Saeed said: The generosity of the public is yet again surpassing all expectations./p#13; pThe aid agencies represented by the DEC never take such kindness for granted but this shows that when people are really suffering, the UK responds./p#13; #13;#13;#13; pThe death toll from the typhoon stands at more than 3,600, and about 500,000 have been left homeless./p#13; pAn international aid effort is distributing supplies to tens of thousands of people affected by the storm, but infrastructure damage is hampering efforts to reach some areas./p#13; pRescue workers have found numerous bodies in the wreckage left by the typhoon./p#13; pThe UN plans to provide enough aid for six months with the help of partners./p#13; /div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center