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Photos: Floods cause chaos in Manila

Philippines€™ suffers some of its heaviest rains on record fell

August 21, 2013 9:17AM ET
A man ferries a passenger on a boat past a church along a road that was flooded as a result of monsoon rains followed by Tropical Storm Trami, north of Manila on Tuesday.
A man ferries a passenger on a boat past a church along a road that was flooded as a result of monsoon rains followed by Tropical Storm Trami, north of Manila on Tuesday. Erik De/Reuters
Philippine soldiers paddle a boat of residents to enforce an evacuation following the swelling of the Marikina River, east of Manila.
Philippine soldiers paddle a boat of residents to enforce an evacuation following the swelling of the Marikina River, east of Manila. Bullit Marquez/AP Photo
Families inside a church turned evacuation center for residents displaced by the floods in Quezon City, Metro Manila.
Families inside a church turned evacuation center for residents displaced by the floods in Quezon City, Metro Manila. Al Falcon/Reuters
A mother and child rest in their makeshift shelter inside a school building serving as an evacuation center.
A mother and child rest in their makeshift shelter inside a school building serving as an evacuation center. Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images
Residents eat in a flooded "carinderia," a local restaurant, north of Manila.
Residents eat in a flooded "carinderia," a local restaurant, north of Manila. Erik De/Reuters
A family rests on pews inside a church converted into an evacuation center for residents displaced by the floods in Quezon City, Metro Manila.
A family rests on pews inside a church converted into an evacuation center for residents displaced by the floods in Quezon City, Metro Manila. Al Falcon/Reuters
A flood victim eats at a flooded evacuation center after flood waters swamped his home, in Calumpit, north of Manila.
A flood victim eats at a flooded evacuation center after flood waters swamped his home, in Calumpit, north of Manila. Erik De/Reuters
Children share an umbrella after receiving free doughnuts at a school building serving as an evacuation center.
Children share an umbrella after receiving free doughnuts at a school building serving as an evacuation center. Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images
Members of the Philippine army hand out disaster relief rations to families displaced by the floods at a school converted into an evacuation center in Marikina City.
Members of the Philippine army hand out disaster relief rations to families displaced by the floods at a school converted into an evacuation center in Marikina City. Al Falcon/Reuters

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