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Cathy Wurzer
ST. PAUL, Minn.

Minnesota based ARC staff now on the ground in Philippines

Typhoon survivors
A woman and her children are seen before they board a Singaporean cargo plane in Tacloban on November 15, 2013 in Leyte, Philippines. Countries all over the world have pledged relief aid to help support those affected by Typhoon Haiyan, however damage to the airport and roads have made moving the aid into the most affected areas very difficult.
Jeoffrey Maitem/Getty Images

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It's been a week since one of the most powerful storms ever recorded tore through the Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan flattened cities there, leaving at least 3,600 dead and more than half a million people homeless.

We're hearing news today that aid groups who have made it to the hardest hit areas are running out of medicine. Food and clean water is still in short supply in many places as relief agencies struggle to get supplies to dozens of different islands where roads are blocked or destroyed.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with a Minnesotan who is part of that relief effort on the ground in the Philippines. Graham Eastmond is with the American Refugee Committee, which is based in Minneapolis.

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Typhoon survivors
A woman and her children are seen before they board a Singaporean cargo plane in Tacloban on November 15, 2013 in Leyte, Philippines. Countries all over the world have pledged relief aid to help support those affected by Typhoon Haiyan, however damage to the airport and roads have made moving the aid into the most affected areas very difficult.
Jeoffrey Maitem/Getty Images