The Philippines has yet to resume communications with officials in Tacloban, a city of about 220,000 that appeared to suffer the worst of the typhoon, but a government official estimated at least 100 were killed and 100 wounded. "Bodies are lying on the street," said Captain John Andrews, deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Authority. Residents carry the body of a loved one after super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city (REUTERS/ROMEO RANOCO) The national disaster agency has yet to confirm the toll but broken power poles, trees, bent tin roofs and splintered houses littered the streets of the city, suggesting the toll could be higher. Television images showed residents of Tacloban, about 580 km (360 miles) southeast of Manila, wading through flooded streets that were littered half-submerged cars. It is estimated taht up to 7,000 schools have been damaged in the typhoon and aid agencies were struggling to reach the hardest hit areas. Before communications were cut on Friday, city officials had reported heavy flooding. Mobile phone networks and most roads were cut off. Almost all houses were destroyed, many are totally damaged. Only a few are left standing," said Major Rey Balido, a spokesman for the national disaster agency. The city's airport, which is close to the coast, was destroyed by huge waves and several soldiers based there were missing, a military officer told Reuters. About a million people took shelter in 37 provinces after President Benigno Aquino appealed to those in the typhoon's path to leave vulnerable areas. A Philippine flag is seen amoung the wrekage in Tacloban city in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan (REUTERS/ROMEO RANOCO) Officials started evacuating residents from low-lying areas, coastlines and hilly villages as early as three days before the typhoon struck on Friday, helping to limit the loss of life, several officials said. But not all headed the call to evacuate. I saw those big waves and immediately told my neighbours to flee. We thought it was a tsunami," said Floremil Mazo, a villager in southeastern Davao Oriental province. Meteorologists said the impact may not have been as strong as feared because the storm was moving so quickly, reducing the risk of flooding and landslides from torrential rain, the biggest causes of typhoon casualties in the Philippines. Ferry services and airports in the central Philippines remained closed, hampering aid deliveries to Tacloban, although the military said two C-130 transport planes managed to land at its airport on Saturday. At least two people were killed on the tourist destination island of Cebu, radio reports said. "I never thought the winds would be that strong that they could destroy my house," LynLyn Golfan of Cebu said in a television interview while sifting through the debris. By Saturday afternoon, the typhoon was hovering 709 km west of San Jose, in southwestern Occidental Mindoro province, packing winds of a maximum 185 kph, with gusts of up to 220 kph. The storm lashed the islands of Leyte and Samar with 275-kph wind gusts and 5-6 metre (15-19 ft) waves on Friday before scouring the northern tip of Cebu province. It weakened slightly as it moved west-northwest near the tourist island of Boracay, later hitting Mindoro island. Typhoon Haiyan as it approaches the Philippines. Image captured by the geostationary satellites of the JMA and EUMETSAT Haiyan was the second category 5 typhoon to hit the Philippines this year after Typhoon Usagi in September. An average of 20 typhoons strike every year, and Haiyan was the 24th so far this year. Last year, Typhoon Bopha flattened three towns in southern Mindanao, killing 1,100 people and causing damage of more than $1 billion.