It's been almost a month since Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, but Marife Sumapig and her family have gotten only one food aid package.
The package's contents - some rice, noodles and a couple cans of sardines - were only enough for a few days. But Sumapig and her family are getting by, Australian news site, News.com.au, reported.
"We have not gotten hungry so far," she told News.com.au. "There seems to be food on the table every day."
Sumapig's family are among the almost four million people who have lost their homes because of Typhoon Haiyan, the record-setting tropical storm that destroyed the Philippines on Nov. 8. Over 5,600 people are dead, with another 1,759 still missing, News.com.au reported.
But, also like Sumapig, survivors of the storm are sustaining themselves while the rest of the world appears to have moved on. Families travel long distances to help their relatives, friends share food, and the fortunate give shelter to the homeless, the News.com.au reported.
"Today I ate lunch at my sister's place," Sumapig told News.com.au. "Yesterday, my husband bought some vegetables in another town, so we're tiding over."
Sumapig lives in Tacloban city, one of the hardest hit areas by the typhoon. Since her home was destroyed, a friend offered to let her, her husband and 8-year-old son will stay with them, News.com.au reported.
After Typhoon Haiyan, Americans raised more than $33 million in aid. But, according to The Huffington Post, that amount is nothing compared to the more than $300 million Americans raised to help Haitians after the 2010 earthquake.
According to a recent poll of 1,013 adults by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, Americans are paying less attention to Typhoon Haiyan's aftermath than they did other disasters.
In 2004, 58 percent followed the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster, and 60 percent followed the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. But only 32 percent paid attention to news following the typhoon, the study said. The United Nations will make appeal for more funds this month, News.com.au reported.
