Australian man Damon Bruun's family found alive after Typhoon Haiyan Queensland man Damon Bruun had not heard from his family in four days and started to fear the worst. Good news awaits him as he travels to the devastated island of Leyte, his wife and children are alive. AUSTRALIAN man Damon Bruun will soon receive the best news of his life - his wife and children are alive. Mr Bruun has been cut off from communication with his family, on the devastated island of Leyte, since Typhoon Haiyan struck on Friday. The last words he heard from his four-year-old boy over the phone were "Daddy I'm scared." Queensland man Damon Bruun's family has been found alive after Typhoon Haiyan. Picture: Steve Pohlner Since then he has known nothing but feared the worst - and is today flying to the Philippines to discover what happened to Maria, 34, Keesha, eight, Hayden, four, and one-year-old Carter. While he is en route from his Gold Coast home, News Corp discovered the happy truth - they survived the storm in their home city of Palo. Gallery: Typhoon survivors beg for help Mr Bruun last spoke to his wife on Friday morning, just as the typhoon was bearing down. Power and communication were cut to the entire region and have remained out, while the region becomes increasingly lawless. "I am so happy he is coming," Maria said when told by News Corp of her husband's dash to Manila. I am so scared. There are people stealing food and people have escaped from jail. It's terrible there is no food. The Philippines: Anarchy rises as aid dribbles in Mr Bruun will have trouble reaching his family from Manila because flights are few and far between and most are dedicated to the aid that is arriving in the devastated region. Palo is about 11km south from Tacloban City and mostly destroyed. The road between the two settlements was until cleared by bulldozers this morning. Maria's flat stayed mostly intact but they are running out of rice. They have enough sardines to get them through another couple of days and a large supply of powdered milk for the youngest boy. Damon Bruun with a picture of his wife Maria and son Hayden. Mr Bruun's sister Sonje was ecstatic when told the news that the family had been found alive. I can't believe this. I can't thank you enough," she said. That is absolutely wonderful news. Tell your reporter we owe him everything. She said she would try to get a message to her brother, who is currently on a plane to Singapore, through the airline. Mr Bruun was on the Gold Coast while his wife and young children were in Palo when the mega storm hit. "We have had no contact whatsoever since last Friday," Mr Bruun's mother, Darlene Sellar, said earlier this week. Hayden, his little boy, spoke to his dad then and said he was very scared in the wind. Mr Bruun's family have been living in the Philippines while they try to save money for a permanent move to Australia. Over the weekend and on Monday Mr Bruun was scouring survivor lists and contacting the foreign affairs department but found no news about his family. He was given time off work at Brisbane Markets to launch his search.