Philippines typhoon 2013: Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines hard. The Red Cross estimates that 1,200 people have been killed in the Indian Ocean catastrophe.

Rescuers in central Philippines fear there may be over 1,000 people dead more injured after one of the most powerful typhoons on record ripped through the area. The typhoon destroyed buildings and leveled seaside homes.

The typhoon is headed toward Vietnam.

Powerful typhoon slammed Philippines on Friday. The secretary general of the Philippine Red Cross, Gwendolyn Pang told Reuters that the Red Cross’s preliminary reports show that over 1,000 people died in Tacloban, one of six islands that Typhoon Haiyan hit yesterday. Tacloban is located about 360 miles southeast of Manila.

Civil Aviation Authority’s director general, Capt. John Andrews, said he received "reliable information" that more than 100 bodies were lying in the streets of Tacloban.

After looking at aerial photographs, Lt. Gen. Roy Deveraturda, the regional military commander, said that figure "probably will increase."

Cabinet Secretary Rene Almendras said Government troops are helping recover bodies. He agreed with the figure given by Andrews.

Seth Doane, the correspondent for CBS News said that the United Nations World Food Program estimated that two-and-a-half million people may now be in need of food aid. Chief spokeswoman Bettina Luescher told CBS News "We're very concerned about the situation in the Philippines right now, so we just have to see how we can get food to those people very quickly."

Tacloban’s seaside airport terminal was "ruined" by the typhoon according to civil aviation authorities, but military planes were still able to land with relief aid.

U.S. Marine Col. Mike Wylie, who is a member of the U.S.-Philippines Military Assistance Group based in Manila, said "The storm surge came in fairly high and there is significant structural damage and trees blown over."

In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said America "stands ready to help."

The typhoon was forecast to make landfall in Vietnam at around 10 a.m. Sunday between Danang and Quang Ngai and move northwest.