NEW : Fishermen fears typhoon will 'destroy everything ' Tacloban dodges bullet . Lucrecia Simbajon is downgraded from a typhoon to a tropical storm , Cebu agency says . Haiyan government spokesman blames the cyclone for more than 6,000 deaths . `` The roof was blown off my house morning , '' says a woman now staying at a church . Flooding concerns rise as the storm moves slowly across the country .
NEW : Lucrecia Simbajon is downgraded from a typhoon to a tropical storm , Cebu agency says . Haiyan government spokesman blames the cyclone for more than 6,000 deaths . `` The roof was blown off my house morning , '' says a woman now staying at a church . Flooding concerns rise as the storm moves slowly across the country .