
Filipino typhoon victim Gin Palguera, holds her baby inside a makeshift cover for a bit of privacy set up inside a gymnasium turned into a temporary evacuation center in Navotas city, north of Manila, Philippines on 12 October 2011. Gin Palguera suffers from a non-contagious skin condition which is not caused by the floodwater, however she says that the itchiness of her skin got worse from contact with the dirty water. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

Filipino demolition crew dismantle shanties, re-built after a typhoon, at a coastal village in Navotas city, north of Manila, Philippines on 12 October 2011. At least one person was reported dead while thousands of people were stranded in the wake of latest tropical cyclone Ramon, which caused floods and landslides in parts of Visayas and Mindanao. Late last month, the country was struck by Typhoons Nesat and Nalgae. Records from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) showed that the death toll from the cyclones has reached 102 and vast areas was damaged by floodings. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

Filipino typhoon victims re-build destroyed shanties brought about by typhoon at a coastal village in Navotas city, north of Manila, Philippines on 12 October 2011. At least one person was reported dead while thousands of people were stranded in the wake of latest tropical cyclone Ramon, which caused floods and landslides in parts of Visayas and Mindanao. Late last month, the country was struck by Typhoons Nesat and Nalgae. Records from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) showed that the death toll from the cyclones has reached 102 and vast areas was damaged by floodings. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

A Filipino typhoon victim makes his way through the remains of shanties destroyed by a typhoon at a coastal village in Navotas city, north of Manila, Philippines on 12 October 2011. At least one person was reported dead while thousands of people were stranded in the wake of latest tropical cyclone Ramon, which caused floods and landslides in parts of Visayas and Mindanao. Late last month, the country was struck by Typhoons Nesat and Nalgae. Records from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) showed that the death toll from the cyclones has reached 102 and vast areas was damaged by floodings. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

Filipino demolition crew dismantle shanties, re-built after a typhoon, at a coastal village in Navotas city, north of Manila, Philippines on 12 October 2011. At least one person was reported dead while thousands of people were stranded in the wake of latest tropical cyclone Ramon, which caused floods and landslides in parts of Visayas and Mindanao. Late last month, the country was struck by Typhoons Nesat and Nalgae. Records from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) showed that the death toll from the cyclones has reached 102 and vast areas was damaged by floodings. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

A Filipino typhoon victim boards a dump truck during evacuation at a coastal village in Navotas city, north of Manila, Philippines on 12 October 2011. At least one person was reported dead while thousands of people were stranded in the wake of latest tropical cyclone Ramon, which caused floods and landslides in parts of Visayas and Mindanao. Late last month, the country was struck by Typhoons Nesat and Nalgae. Records from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) showed that the death toll from the cyclones has reached 102 and vast areas was damaged by floodings. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

Filipino demolition crew dismantle shanties, re-built after a typhoon, at a coastal village in Navotas city, north of Manila, Philippines on 12 October 2011. At least one person was reported dead while thousands of people were stranded in the wake of latest tropical cyclone Ramon, which caused floods and landslides in parts of Visayas and Mindanao. Late last month, the country was struck by Typhoons Nesat and Nalgae. Records from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) showed that the death toll from the cyclones has reached 102 and vast areas was damaged by floodings. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

Filipino typhoon victims cross a makeshift bridge at a coastal village in Navotas city, north of Manila, Philippines on 12 October 2011. At least one person was reported dead while thousands of people were stranded in the wake of latest tropical cyclone Ramon, which caused floods and landslides in parts of Visayas and Mindanao. Late last month, the country was struck by Typhoons Nesat and Nalgae. Records from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) showed that the death toll from the cyclones has reached 102 and vast areas was damaged by floodings. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG