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Rescuers help a woman cross a flooded street as residents are evacuated from their homes in the village of Tumana, Marikina town, in suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, after torrential rains inundated most of the capital. Torrential rains brought the Philippines capital to a standstill forcing at least 20,000 people to flee their homes as floodwaters covered half the sprawling city, authorities said.
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Rescuers evacuate children from their flooded home in the village of Tumana, Marikina town, in suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, after torrential rains inundated most of the capital.
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Rescuers use a rope to help residents cross the strong current along a flooded street as residents are evacuated from their homes in the village of Tumana, Marikina town, in suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, after torrential rains inundated most of the capital.
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Residents wait for their family members being rescued at the end of a flooded street in the village of Tumana, Marikina town, in suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, after torrential rains inundated most of the capital.
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Rescuers evacuate residents from their flooded homes in the village of Tumana, Marikina town, in suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, after torrential rains inundated most of the capital.
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Residents hold onto a rope as they cross a flooded street while a rescuer (R) helps them in the village of Tumana, Marikina town, in suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, after torrential rains inundated most of the capital.
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Rescuers carry a victim dug out of the rubble after a landslide hit Quezon City in suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012 caused by torrential rains.
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Residents are evacuated by rescuers in the village of Tumana, Marikina town, in suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, after torrential rains inundated most of the capital.
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Residents sit on rooftops in a flooded area of Tumana, Marikina town, in suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, after torrential rains inundated most of the capital.
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People wade through a flooded street under heavy rains as they are evacuated from their homes in the village of Tumana, Marikina town, in suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, after torrential rains inundated most of the capital.
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Residents wade through murky floodwaters in Quezon City in suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, caused by torrential rains across the city.
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Residents wade through murky floodwaters in Quezon City in suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, caused by torrential rains across the city.
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A resident (C) pushes his bicycle through murky floodwaters in Quezon City in suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, caused by torrential rains across the city.
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Rescuers dig through the rubble of a landslide to try to rescue people buried after a landslide hit Quezon City in suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, caused by torrential rains.
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Residents wade through murky floodwaters in Quezon City in suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, caused by torrential rains across the city.
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A resident pushes his bicycle through murky floodwaters in Quezon City in suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, caused by torrential rains across the city.
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Residents wade through murky floodwaters in Quezon City in suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, caused by torrential rains across the city.
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A resident walks down stairs leading to floodwaters in Quezon City in suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, caused by torrential rains across the city.
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Residents wait on the roofs of their houses after a river overflowed in Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, caused by torrential rains across the capital.
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Residents manouever past electricity lines through floodwaters to climb on top of the roofs of their houses after a river overflowed in Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, caused by torrential rains across the capital.
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A resident gathers his pet dogs on the roof of his flooded house in the village of Tumana, Marikina town, suburban Manila, on Aug. 7, 2012.
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Tricycle drivers manouver through a flooded street in Quezon City, suburban Manila on Aug. 7, 2012.
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Rescuer workers prepare to unload residents after their homes were flooded, from a rubber boat in the village of Tumana, in Marikina town, suburban Manila, on Aug. 7, 2012.
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Residents stand in floodwaters in Quezon City, suburban Manila, on Aug. 7, 2012.
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Residents wade through flood waters after a river overflowed following torrential rain in Manila on Aug. 7, 2012.
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Residents wade through floodwaters after a river overflowed in Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, caused by torrential rains across the capital.
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Residents carry their belongings as they wade through a flooded street in Manila on Aug. 7, 2012.
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A man crosses floodwaters by following a rope as other residents wait on the roofs of their houses after a river overflowed in Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, caused by torrential rains across the capital.
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Residents wait on the roofs of their houses after a river overflowed in Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, caused by torrential rains across the capital.
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Rescuers maneouver down a flooded street as they evacuate residents from their homes in the village of Tumana, Marikina town, in suburban Manila on August 7, 2012, after torrential rains inundated most of the capital.
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Residents try to cross through floodwaters as others wait on the roofs of their houses after a river overflowed in Manila on Aug. 7, 2012, caused by torrential rains across the capital.
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People wade through floodwaters and use a boat as they visit their houses before returning to a basketball court that has been converted into an evacuation center for hundreds of residents in Quezon City Suburban Manila on Aug. 6, 2012.
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People wade through floodwaters as they visit their houses before returning to a basketball court that has been converted into an evacuation centre for hundreds of residents in Quezon City Suburban Manila on August 6, 2012.
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Residents wade through a flooded street in the town of Navotas in suburban Manila on Aug. 2, 2012, after heavy rains and strong winds were brought about by Typhoon Saola.
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Children use plywood to surf in a flooded street in the town of Navotas in suburban Manila on Aug. 2, 2012, after heavy rains and strong winds were brought about by Typhoon Saola.
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Children dig for coins and metals at the coastal City of Navotas in suburban Manila on Aug. 2, 2012, after heavy rains and strong winds were brought about by Typhoon Saola.
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Residents wade through a flooded street in the town of Navotas in suburban Manila on Aug. 2, 2012, after heavy rains and strong winds were brought about by Typhoon Saola.
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A woman helps her pet dog as she wades through a flooded street in the town of Navotas in suburban Manila on Aug. 2, 2012, after heavy rains and strong winds were brought about by Typhoon Saola.
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Children play inside an evacuation center in Navotas City, suburban Manila on Aug. 2, 2012, after heavy rains and strong winds were brought about by Typhoon Saola.
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Residents wade through a flooded street filled with rubbish in the town of Navotas, in suburban Manila on Aug. 1, 2012, as heavy rains and strong winds brought about by Typhoon Saola hit the capital city for another day.