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Torrential rains bore down on the Philippines on Tuesday and Wednesday, with deadly floods claiming at least 16 lives. The capital city of Manila recorded 34 inches of rain in 72 hours. Over the same period, some outlying areas saw as many as 39 inches. More than 780,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes, and schools and government offices are closed to make way for relief efforts.
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In this photograph, a resident carries a monitor along a flooded road in Marikina City, east of Manila.
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Filipino rescuers dig for survivors where four homes collapsed in a landslide in Quezon City.
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Men cross deep floodwaters in San Juan, north of Manila.
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Residents carry their belongings as they walk back to their homes along a flooded area in Marikina City, east of Manila.
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A man carries a girl on his shoulders as they cross a flooded area in Quezon City, north of Manila.
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A man wades in chest-deep floodwaters while another retrieves his belongings in Quezon City.
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A man uses an improvised float on a flooded road in Quezon city.
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An evacuee takes his dinner under candelight at a church that is converted into a temporary evacuation center in Quezon City.
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A man uses a boat to carry people across a flooded street in San Juan.
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Rescuers use rubber boats along a flooded area in Quezon City.
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A man inflates a rubber float on a flooded road in Quezon City.