Filipino boys pull up their short pants as they walk near the banks of the Marikina River in Marikina City, east of Manila, Philippines 27 July 2011. At least 27 people were killed and nine were missing as tropical storm Nock-Ten triggered floods and landslides in the Philippines, civil defence officials said. Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro, a regional civil defence chief, said 21 people have been killed in the Bicol region covering six provinces, due to landslides, drowning, electrocution, or toppled objects. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA
Filipino boys watch the current along the banks of the Marikina River in Marikina City, east of Manila, Philippines 27 July 2011. At least 27 people were killed and nine were missing as tropical storm Nock-Ten triggered floods and landslides in the Philippines, civil defence officials said. Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro, a regional civil defence chief, said 21 people have been killed in the Bicol region covering six provinces, due to landslides, drowning, electrocution, or toppled objects. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA
Filipino residents re-inforce a shanty in Paranaque city, south of Manila, Philippines on 27 July 2011. At least 20 people were killed and nine missing in a tropical storm that triggered floods and landslides in the Philippines, a civil defense official said. More than 500,000 people also fled their homes as two days of heavy rains brought about by Tropical Storm Nock-Ten inundated towns in the eastern region of Bicol, said Benito Ramos, chief of the Office of Civil Defence. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
Filipino residents wade through floodwaters during a heavy downpour in Paranaque city, south of Manila, Philippines on 27 July 2011. At least 20 people were killed and nine missing in a tropical storm that triggered floods and landslides in the Philippines, a civil defense official said Wednesday. More than 500,000 people also fled their homes as two days of heavy rains brought about by Tropical Storm Nock-Ten inundated towns in the eastern region of Bicol, said Benito Ramos, chief of the Office of Civil Defence. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
Filipino residents ride a makeshift banca during a heavy downpour in Paranaque city, south of Manila, Philippines on 27 July 2011. At least 20 people were killed and nine missing in a tropical storm that triggered floods and landslides in the Philippines, a civil defense official said. More than 500,000 people also fled their homes as two days of heavy rains brought about by Tropical Storm Nock-Ten inundated towns in the eastern region of Bicol, said Benito Ramos, chief of the Office of Civil Defence. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
Filipino residents wade through floodwaters during a heavy downpour in Paranaque city, south of Manila, Philippines on 27 July 2011. At least 20 people were killed and nine missing in a tropical storm that triggered floods and landslides in the Philippines, a civil defense official said. More than 500,000 people also fled their homes as two days of heavy rains brought about by Tropical Storm Nock-Ten inundated towns in the eastern region of Bicol, said Benito Ramos, chief of the Office of Civil Defence. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
A Filipino resident braves a heavy downpour in Manila, Philippines on 27 July 2011. At least 20 people were killed and nine missing in a tropical storm that triggered floods and landslides in the Philippines, a civil defense official said. More than 500,000 people also fled their homes as two days of heavy rains brought about by Tropical Storm Nock-Ten inundated towns in the eastern region of Bicol, said Benito Ramos, chief of the Office of Civil Defence. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
Filipino residents wade through floodwaters during a heavy downpour in Paranaque city, south of Manila, Philippines on 27 July 2011. At least 20 people were killed and nine missing in a tropical storm that triggered floods and landslides in the Philippines, a civil defense official said Wednesday. More than 500,000 people also fled their homes as two days of heavy rains brought about by Tropical Storm Nock-Ten inundated towns in the eastern region of Bicol, said Benito Ramos, chief of the Office of Civil Defence. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
