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THE PHILIPPINES - FLOODS DESTROY
WOMEN'S HOMES, LIVES
August 21, 2013 - Relentless monsoon rains and
Tropical Storm Trami wreaked havoc in the Philippines, causing at least ten
deaths and severely flooding wide swaths of the capital Manila. Flood-battered
residents from coastal areas and mountainous regions appealed for help, after
days of some of the Philippines' heaviest rains on record.
A woman wades in floodwaters brought by monsoon
rain, in Kawit town of Cavite city, on August 19, 2013.
A family rests at a flooded evacuation center
after floodwaters swamped their house, in Calumpit, Bulacan, north of Manila,
on August 21, 2013. (Reuters/Erik De Castro)