Defence winds up Phil relief mission

The Australian Defence Force has ended its mission in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan. Source: AAP

THE Australian Defence Force has wound up its assistance to the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan, with most troops back home.

Australia's part in the multinational relief operation officially ended with a ceremony in Ormoc, Philippines, on Monday, after a month of operations.

Task force commander Lieutenant Colonel Rod Lang said the Australian people could be proud of the work done by Defence personnel to help speed up the Philippines' recovery.

"Over the past month the ADF has moved thousands of tonnes of aid by air and sea to locations where it has been needed most. We have evacuated displaced people and helped around 15,500 kids get back to school," he said in a statement.

Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines on November 8, killing some 5000 people, displacing four million and flattened towns and infrastructure.

Australia provided $40 million to the relief effort.

Defence assistance started on November 13 with RAAF transport aircraft carrying some 2360 tonnes of cargo and more than 5800 passengers. An Australian medical team assisted typhoon victims in Tacloban.

Amphibious vessel HMAS Tobruk arrived in Ormoc on November 26, delivering an army engineering unit and their equipment.

The engineers, assisted by Tobruk sailors, helped in clean-up operations.

Defence personnel remaining in Philippines head back to Australia later this week.

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