Worst Flooding in Three Years Leaves Wake of Devastation in the Philippines
Residents wade through floodwaters to return to their submerged houses in Marikina City Metro Manila August 8, 2012. (Reuters/Cheryl Ravelo)
Deadly flooding has hit the Philippine capital of Manila affecting over a million people and displacing hundreds of thousands.
Agence France-Presse reports that "Manila was drenched with more than half of a month's worth of rain in just 24 hours starting on Monday," and news agencies report that the country is experiencing the worst floods in three years.
"In some areas, I could not tell the sea from the flooded villages," said Benito Ramos, who heads the government's main disaster response agency, after viewing scenes of the flooding from a helicopter.
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See the Guardian's photo gallery documenting the devastation here.
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CNN and Al Jazeera have video below:
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