The search goes on in the Philippines for the hundreds of people still missing since Typhoon Bopha struck on Wednesday.<br/> <br />The death toll stands at over 450, and with at least 530 still unaccounted for this number is expected to rise.<br/> <br />On Saturday rescuers were still finding bodies trapped under trees or buried under thick mud.<br/> <br />At evacuation centres food and water are being distributed - but with over 392,000 residents fleeing their homes, supplies are running low.<br/> <br />The international community is contributing to relief efforts, with Australia, Canada, the U.S. and ASEAN donating aid delivered by the Philippine army.<br/> <br />After changing direction and regaining strength, Typhoon Bopha is slowly closing in from the sea to the northern Philippines.<br/> <br />Meteorologists do not expect it to make landfall there but it will affect parts of the northern provinces near the western coastlines in the coming days.
