Heartbreak across the Philippines

A path of destruction lies across the Philippines.

Downed trees, crushed houses and body bags are everywhere.

So is heartbreak.

(SOUNDBITE) (Filipino) UNIDENTIFIED EVACUEE, SAYING:

"Only a few moments. Just a few moments and we would all be saved, but I accidentally let go of my child's hand. I guess it was her sacrifice because she knew that if I kept carrying her, both of us would have drowned."

This view from space captured the deadly typhoon - known as Haiyan - raging across the region on Saturday.

After leaving at least 10,000 people dead in the Philippines, Haiyan downgraded into a tropical storm before making landfall in Vietnam on Monday.

There is lashed the shores with gusts and floodwaters.

(SOUNDBITE) (Vietnamese) 58-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT LE XUAN SANG, SAYING :

"The wind was very gusty during the night, my roof was making crackling noises because of the powerful storm. This is the biggest storm in years."

Hundreds of th