PHOTOS: Monsoon rains cause flooding in Philippines
September 19, 2014
Commuters make their way through a flooded street in the suburbs of Manila on September 19, 2014. Heavy rains brought by the outer bands of Tropical Storm Fung-Wong shut down the Philippine capital on September 19, stranding motorists and forcing tens of thousands to flee their flooded homes, officials said. JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 533569446 )
A resident riding on a makeshift raft, holds on to a rope as he crosses a road after a river overflowed, flooding homes due to heavy rains brought about by Tropical Storm Fung-Wong in Tumana village, Marikina City, suburban Manila on September 19, 2014. TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images ( 533549375 )
A man clings to a rope as other rescuers use a rubber dinghy to rescue trapped residents after heavy monsoon rains spawned by tropical storm Fung-Wong flooded Marikina city, east of Manila, Philippines and most parts of the metropolis Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Storm )
Commuters cross a flooded street on a wooded cart after heavy monsoon rains spawned by tropical storm Fung-Wong flooded Manila and most parts of the metropolis Friday, Sept 19, 2014 in the Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Storm )
Commuters are ferried on a three-wheeled tricycle locally known as "sidecar" after heavy monsoon rains spawned by tropical storm Fung-Wong flooded Manila and most parts of the metropolis Friday, Sept 19, 2014 in the Philippines.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( APTOPIX Philippines Storm )
Rescuers carry a resident after she and her family were evacuated after a river overflowed, flooding their homes due to heavy rains brought about by Tropical Storm Fung-Wong in Tumana village, Marikina City, suburban Manila on September 19, 2014. TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images ( 533549504 )
A resident stands on top of the roof of his submerged house as heavy rains brought about by Tropical Storm Fung-Wong flooded homes in Manila on September 19, 2014. TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images ( 533550769 )
Commuters are ferried on a three-wheeled tricycle locally known as "sidecar" after heavy monsoon rains spawned by tropical storm Fung-Wong flooded Manila and most parts of the metropolis Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 in the Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Storm )
Residents are rescued by police and rescue volunteers after continued monsoon rains triggered by tropical storm Fung-Wong have inundated parts of Marikina on September 19, 2014 in Manila, Philippines(Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) ( 455693418 )
A man uses a plastic water container as a flotation device in floodwaters after continued monsoon rains triggered by tropical storm Fung-Wong have inundated parts of Marikina on September 19, 2014 in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) ( 455693676 )
Residents are rescued by police and rescue volunteers after continued monsoon rains triggered by tropical storm Fung-Wong have inundated parts of Marikina on September 19, 2014 in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) ( 455693400 )
Residents are rescued by police and rescue volunteers after continued monsoon rains triggered by tropical storm Fung-Wong have inundated parts of Marikina on September 19, 2014 in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) ( 455692862 )
A man dives in the background as rescuers use a rubber dinghy to rescue trapped residents after continues heavy monsoon rains spawned by tropical storm Fung-Wong flooded Marikina city, east of Manila, Philippines and most parts of the metropolis Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( APTOPIX Philippines Storm )
A resident balances himself on a makeshift floater as he evacuates to safety after heavy monsoon rains spawned by tropical storm Fung-Wong flooded Marikina city, east of Manila, Philippines and most parts of the metropolis Friday, Sept.19, 2014. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Storm )
Rescuers unload the body of a man who died of natural causes at the height of heavy flooding brought about by tropical storm Fung-Wong flooded Marikina city, east of Manila, Philippines and most parts of the metropolis Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Storm )
Affected families take shelter in a gymnasium converted into an evacuation center after continued monsoon rains triggered by tropical storm Fung-Wong inundated parts of Marikina on September 19, 2014 in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) ( 455713424 )
Residents, who were evacuated from their homes, eat dinner at an evacuation center after heavy monsoon rains spawned by tropical storm Fung-Wong (local name Mario) flooded Marikina city, east of Manila, Philippines and most parts of the metropolis, Friday, Sept 19, 2014. Torrential monsoon rains worsened by a tropical storm flooded large swathes of the Philippine capital and nearby provinces Friday, leaving at least three people dead and displacing tens of thousands just days after the region was drenched by a typhoon. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Storm )
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