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Weeks of non-stop torrential rains have killed 51 people across the Philippines and forced thousands of residents to flee their homes on Tuesday (August 7).
The heavy floods covered half of the Philippine capital Manila and pounded the nearby provinces.
Water levels reached over some residents' head in several districts, where rescue workers brought those marooned by rubber boats to higher ground.
The flooding crippled traffic, shut down the stock market, and prompted schools and government offices to close.
Welfare department said over 20,000 affected people across Manila and nearby provinces are staying in evacuation shelters, which are converted by schools and sports gyms.
The floods raised fears of a disaster on the scale of Typhoon Ketsana in 2009, when 80 percent of Manila was flooded, and more than 700 people were killed.
Weeks of non-stop torrential rains have killed 51 people across the Philippines and forced thousands of residents to flee their homes on Tuesday (August 7).
The heavy floods covered half of the Philippine capital Manila and pounded the nearby provinces.
Water levels reached over some residents' head in several districts, where rescue workers brought those marooned by rubber boats to higher ground.
The flooding crippled traffic, shut down the stock market, and prompted schools and government offices to close.
Welfare department said over 20,000 affected people across Manila and nearby provinces are staying in evacuation shelters, which are converted by schools and sports gyms.
The floods raised fears of a disaster on the scale of Typhoon Ketsana in 2009, when 80 percent of Manila was flooded, and more than 700 people were killed.
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