Incessant rains caused by the southwest monsoon, and enhanced by Tropical Storm Haikui, brought floods in Metro Manila on Tuesday, August 7, 2012. These photos were taken by the CDRC Team who roamed around Quezon City to monitor the situation.
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Incessant rains cause floods and landslide in Metro Manila
Torrential rains caused by the southwest monsoon, and enhanced by Tropical Storm Haikui, brought floods and landslide in Metro Manila and nearby provinces on Tuesday, August 7, 2012. Widespread flooding was reported in the cities of Valenzuela, Malabon, Muntinlupa, Makati, Navotas, Paranaque, Quezon, Marikina and Pasig. Flooding was also reported in the nearby provinces of...
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