Manila hit by devastating floods – in pictures

Wednesday, 08 Aug 2012

Flooding caused by torrential rain has paralysed parts of the Philippine capital, forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes. The disaster has claimed at least 16 lives, including nine people who died when a landslide hit shanty houses in Quezon City. The authorities have issued a red alert for the region

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Floods in Manila: Marikina City — Torrential rain has caused flooding throughout most parts of the Philippine capital. Among the worst hit areas is Marikina City, one of 17 cities that make up Metro Manila
Photograph: Matthew Gonzalez-Noda/Christian Aid Photograph: Matthew Gonzalez-Noda/Action images

Floods in Manila: Rescuers pull a rubber boat — Floodwaters reached up to two metres (6.5 feet) in the village of Tumana in Marikina City, an eastern suburb of metropolitan Manila. Nearly 270,000 have fled their homes Photograph: Erik De Castro/Reuters

Floods in Manila: Residents wade through a flooded street — Residents are evacuated from their homes in the village of Tumana, Marikina City. More flooding is expected in the northern Philippines when a tropical storm arrives
Photograph: Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Ted Aljibe/Action images

Floods in Manila: Rescuers use rubber boats to evacuate re — Rescuers use rubber boats to evacuate residents from their flooded homes in the village of Tumana. Concerned about possible looting, some have refused to leave
Photograph: Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Ted Aljibe/Action images

Floods in Manila: Torrential rain and massive flooding in the Philippine capital . — Residents wade through flooded shanties on the banks of a swelling river in Parañaque City, south of Manila Photograph: Francis R. Malasig/EPA

Floods in Manila: Two men hang onto a basketball hoop — Two men hang on to a basketball hoop in a river that overflowed in Manila Photograph: NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images

Floods in Manila: Residents ride an improvised float along a flooded area in Rizal — Rizal, east of Manila, which has been badly hit by the floods. Residents make use of an improvised float Photograph: John Javellana/AP

Floods in Manila: Rescuers search for victims buried by a landslide — Rescuers search for people buried by a landslide amid heavy rainfall in Quezon City, Metro Manila Photograph: CHERYL RAVELO/REUTERS

Floods in Manila: Residents wait for their family members — Residents wait for rescued family members in the village of Tumana Photograph: Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images

Floods in Manila: Motorists and passengers are trapped in the North Luzon Expressway — Motorists are trapped in the North Luzon expressway as heavy rain continues to fall in Valenzuela City, Metro Manila Photograph: Stringer/philippines/Reuters

Floods in Manila: TOPSHOTS This general view shows a group — In Quezon City, a basketball court has been converted into an evacuation centre. The welfare department says more than 20,000 people have been moved to such shelters
Photograph: Jay Directo/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Jay Directo/Action images

Floods in Manila: An evacuee takes his dinner under candelight — Evacuees in a church that has become a temporary evacuation centre. People have to eat their food by candlelight after floodwaters cut the electricity supply Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

Flood evacuees in Metro Manila — Flood evacuees await the arrival of donated food at an evacuation centre in Marikina City. Philippine authorities rushed relief goods to nearly 800,000 displaced people Photograph: Rolex Dela Pena/EPA

Floods in Manila: Filipinos walk in floodwaters on a main road of Marikina City — Floodwaters on one of Marikina City's main roads. The deluge is the worst since 2009, when flash floods devastated Manila, killing hundreds. The office of civil defence says 242,211 residents have been forced to flee to evacuation centres in the capital and 11 provinces, while 607,941 people have taken refuge with relatives and friends Photograph: Rolex Dela Pena/EPA

Floods in Manila — Flood victims take refuge inside a gymnasium revamped as an evacuation centre
Photograph: Francis R Malasig/EPA Photograph: Francis R. Malasig/EPA

Wednesday, 08 Aug 2012

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