美国航空母舰“乔治·华盛顿号”星期三驶抵菲律宾中部台风灾区沿海海域，为亟需食物和其他基本生活必需品的大批灾民提供援助。
“乔治·华盛顿号”航母协助向塔克洛班市紧急运送救援物资。上星期五，这座城市几乎被有记录以来的最强台风全部摧毁。
“乔治·华盛顿号”航空母舰和其他美国舰只每天将提供数百万升饮用水。舰队运载的直升机和特种飞机将为偏远地区运送拯救生命的物资.
美国之音记者赫尔曼在马尼拉报道说，塔克洛班的局势“相当严峻”，但救援工作不久将加速进行。
The USS George Washington arrives Wednesday in the typhoon-hit central Philippines to help bring aid to many remain who remain desperate for food and other basic necessities.
The aircraft carrier is helping rush emergency supplies to the city of Tacloban, which was almost completely destroyed Friday by one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded.
The carrier is part of a team of ships that will be able to produce millions of liters of drinking water daily. They are also carrying helicopters and other special aircraft needed to bring life-saving supplies to remote areas.
VOA's Steve Herman, speaking from Manila, says the situation is still "quite grim" in Tacloban, but that relief will soon start flowing faster.
