The United Nations (UN) leads countries and private groups across the globe in soliciting aid for the victims of Typhoon 'Pablo', particularly in regions in Mindanao.

The UN launched yesterday a $65 million global aid appeal to help provide food, water and emergency shelter to 480,000 Filipinos in the worst-hit areas.

She said the impact of the typhoon was "beyond imagination" and people desperately needed help.

Meanwhile, US Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr. said on his Twitter account early Monday the US government is giving an additional $3 million (P122.88 million) for the victims to provide for the needs of shelter, logistics and food of the victims.

The aid is in addition to the $100,000 earlier given by the US to the Catholic Relief Services.

Japan, on the other hand, is providing an emergency assistance of Y45 million (about P22 million) for the victims of Pablo that will be coursed through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and will be in the form of relief items which include tents, jerry cans, sleeping pads and plastic sheeting.

As of yesterday morning, the death toll from Typhoon Pablo climbed to 647 with more than 800 persons missing, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

The number of injured people also rose to 1,482.

The disaster agency also said the damage caused by Pablo went up to P7.116 billion, as damages to infrastructure and agriculture continued to be reported. The amount was broken down as P3,479,131,300 in infrastructure, P3,618,868,247.07 in agriculture, and P18,388,493 in private properties.*with PNA/ABS-CBNNews.com/GMANews.com