Aid worker sees Typhoon Haiyan's horrifying path of human misery US and British warships have been deployed to the typhoon-ravaged Philippines. AID worker Mai Zamora saw dead bodies and starving survivors on an eight-hour trek along a "path with endless misery" to reach Tacloban in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. The 27-year-old World Vision worker was deployed to Leyte in the Philippines after the storm and said the scale of human suffering she witnessed shocked her. Survivors pictured on the road to Tacloban. Picture: Mai Zamora/World Vision I have seen and responded so many heartbreaking disasters but this one is terrible. More to the feeling of being hungry and thirsty and physically exhausted for walking more than seven long hours, is the heartbreaking scene, to see all the children and families left homeless and hungry," she told News Corp Australia. The scale of the storm's damage is incredible, Ms Zamora said. Picture: Mai Zamora/ World Vision Source: Supplied The Filipino aid worker who has worked in the region for five years, made the journey to Tacloban from Ormoc largely by foot as the airport was damaged and the highway was impassable. We started the trip at around 7am and arrived in Tacloban around 8pm (Sunday 10th). Two hours of it was by van and the rest of the hours, we were just walking under the scorching sun, passing by the massive devastation and seeing bodies lying around the streets and mass graves outside the church," she said. It was as if I was walking on a path with endless misery. Making her way among survivors was very tough, Ms Zamora said as she wanted to help but also knew she had to keep going to reach the countless dazed and starving individuals in Tacloban. "This is the worst scene I ever experienced and what's heartbreaking is, I was passing by and walking along, all these survivors for more than seven hours," she added. The seasoned aid worker tweeted where possible and said the messages she received from social media, including one from CNN's Anderson Cooper, spurred her on. A daze survivor. Whenever I feel hungry and about to give up, I always look back to the first day when we were travelling to Tacloban. The smiles of the children playing seesaw, making use of the uprooted tree, along the way and those uplifting words I receive from Twitter and Facebook," Ms Zamora said. Food and water supplies are very low, leading many to desperate acts in order to survive. "You know what, some of the survivors here eat wet bread taken from the dirty streets and I can't forget what an old woman said, "We survived the typhoon but we can't survive if we don't have food." It's not just the local who are going hungry. Even aid workers like us are just like the survivors. With the scarcity of food and safe and drinking water, we eat once a day to sustain us and feed our hungry stomachs," she said. In Tacloban, Leyte now Ms Zamora is helping colleagues deliver aid and sort out the immediate needs of the thousands of survivors. The road to Tacloban. World Vision will be providing immediate need for the families. We aim to respond to 400,000 people with lifesaving essentials such as food, water, hygiene kits and emergency shelter, as well as ensuring safety and protection for the most vulnerable, especially women and children," she said. What she saw as she made her way into the city considered the ground zero of the tragedy has heightened her resolve and she insisted she will stay until the job is done. This is not a job, this is a calling. And I won't go away from this island soon because I know I'm needed here, never mind being hungry, walking into the dirty floodwaters with those bodies lying along the way just to feed our hungry stomachs," she said. Even the smallest donation can make big difference and you can make contributions to the World Vision Typhoon Haiyan appeal at www.worldvision.com.au.