Images: Flooding in Philippines
Rescuers scrambled Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for days because of flooding in the northern Philippines, where back-to-back typhoons have left at least 55 people dead. Typhoon Nalgae slammed ashore Saturday, then barreled across the main island of Luzon’s mountainous north and agricultural plains, which were still sodden from fierce rain and winds unleashed by a howler just days earlier. Nalgae left at least three people dead Saturday. Typhoon Nesat killed 52 others and left 30 missing in the same region before blowing out Friday.
Residents keep themselves dry on the steps of a flooded basketball court which serves as an evacuation center as flooding continues for the fourth day Sunday Oct. 2, 2011 at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. Back-to-back typhoons left at least 55 people dead and rescuers scrambling on Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for four days because of flooding in the northern Philippines.
Associated Press
A Filipino girl cries as she is carried by her mother at a long cue for relief goods in suburban Malabon, north of Manila, Philippines on Sunday Oct. 2, 2011. Back-to-back typhoons left at least 55 people dead and rescuers scrambling on Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for four days because of flooding in the northern Philippines.
Associated Press
A Filipino boy looks at debris from damaged houses along a coastal village in Navotas, north of Manila, Philippines on Sunday Oct. 2, 2011. Back-to-back typhoons left at least 55 people dead and rescuers scrambling on Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for four days because of flooding in the northern Philippines.
Associated Press
Residents wade through floodwaters as flooding continues for the fourth day Sunday Oct. 2, 2011 at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. Back-to-back typhoons left at least 55 people dead and rescuers scrambling on Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for four days because of flooding in the northern Philippines.
Associated Press
Residents keep themselves dry on the steps of a flooded basketball court which serves as an evacuation center as flooding continues for the fourth day Sunday Oct. 2, 2011 at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. Back-to-back typhoons left at least 55 people dead and rescuers scrambling on Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for four days because of flooding in the northern Philippines.
Associated Press
Residents wade through floodwaters with their food items as flooding continues for the fourth day Sunday Oct. 2, 2011 at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. Back-to-back typhoons left at least 55 people dead and rescuers scrambling on Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for four days because of flooding in the northern Philippines.
Associated Press
A Philippine Navy officer guides rescuers as flooding continues for the fourth day Sunday Oct. 2, 2011 at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. Back-to-back typhoons left at least 55 people dead and rescuers scrambling on Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for four days because of flooding in the northern Philippines.
Associated Press
Residents walk on debris from damaged houses and a boat along a coastal village in Navotas, north of Manila, Philippines on Sunday Oct. 2, 2011. Back-to-back typhoons left at least 55 people dead and rescuers scrambling on Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for four days because of flooding in the northern Philippines.
Associated Press
Residents try to salvage items from their damaged houses along a coastal village in Navotas, north of Manila, Philippines on Sunday Oct. 2, 2011. Back-to-back typhoons left at least 55 people dead and rescuers scrambling on Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for four days because of flooding in the northern Philippines.
Associated Press
A resident peeks from her house as flooding continues for the fourth day Sunday Oct. 2, 2011 at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. Back-to-back typhoons left at least 55 people dead and rescuers scrambling on Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for four days because of flooding in the northern Philippines.
Associated Press
Residents wade through floodwaters to bury the dead as flooding continues for the fourth day Sunday Oct. 2, 2011 at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. The dead was not a victim of the typhoon. Back-to-back typhoons left at least 55 people dead and rescuers scrambling on Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for four days because of flooding in the northern Philippines.
Associated Press
Philippine Marines drive through floodwaters to help in rescue efforts as flooding continues for the third day Sunday Oct. 2, 2011 at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. Back-to-back typhoons have left at least 55 people dead and rescuers scrambling to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers marooned on rooftops for four days by flood in the northern Philippines.
Associated Press
A father and his child wade through floodwaters as flooding continues for the fourth day Sunday Oct. 2, 2011 at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. Back-to-back typhoons left at least 55 people dead and rescuers scrambling on Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for four days because of flooding in the northern Philippines.
Associated Press
Residents keep themselves dry on the steps of a flooded basketball court which serves as an evacuation center as flooding continues for the fourth day Sunday Oct. 2, 2011 at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. Back-to-back typhoons left at least 55 people dead and rescuers scrambling on Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for four days because of flooding in the northern Philippines.
Associated Press
Residents wade through floodwaters as flooding continues for the fourth day Sunday Oct. 2, 2011 at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. Back-to-back typhoons have left at least 55 people dead and rescuers scrambling to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers marooned on rooftops for four days by flood in the northern Philippines.
Associated Press
A resident lifts a plastic container of drinking water, next to lifted pet dogs in cage, as massive flooding continues for the second day at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines Saturday Oct. 1, 2011. Typhoon Nalgae, the second typhoon in a week to hit the rain-soaked northern Philippines, added misery to thousands of people, some of whom are still perched on rooftops while several other Asian nations also reeled from flooding.
Associated Press
Residents evacuate to safer grounds as massive flooding continues for the second day Saturday Oct. 1, 2011 at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. Typhoon Nalgae, the second typhoon in a week to hit the rain-soaked northern Philippines, added misery to thousands of people, some of whom are still p(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Associated Press
Residents evacuate to safer grounds as massive flooding continues for the second day Saturday Oct. 1, 2011 at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. Typhoon Nalgae, the second typhoon in a week to hit the rain-soaked northern Philippines, added misery to thousands of people, some of whom are still perched on rooftops while several other Asian nations also reeled from flooding.
Associated Press
Residents wait to be ferried to evacuation centers as massive flooding continues for the second day Saturday Oct. 1, 2011 at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. Typhoon Nalgae, the second typhoon in a week to hit the rain-soaked northern Philippines, added misery to thousands of people, some of whom are still perched on rooftops while several other Asian nations also reeled from flooding.
Associated Press
Rescuers prepare to ferry residents to safer grounds as massive flooding continues for the second day at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines Saturday Oct. 1, 2011. Typhoon Nalgae, the second typhoon in a week to hit the rain-soaked northern Philippines, added misery to thousands of people, some of whom are still perched on rooftops while several other Asian nations also reeled from flooding.
Associated Press
Rescuers ferry residents to safer grounds as others wade through floodwaters on the second day of massive flooding at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines Saturday Oct.1, 2011. Typhoon Nalgae, the second typhoon in a week to hit the rain-soaked northern Philippines, added misery to thousands of people, some of whom are still perched on rooftops while several other Asian nations also reeled from flooding.
Associated Press
Residents wade through floodwaters with their food items as massive flooding continues for the second day at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines Saturday Oct. 1, 2011. Typhoon Nalgae, the second typhoon in a week to hit the rain-soaked northern Philippines, added misery to thousands of people, some of whom are still perched on rooftops while several other Asian nations also reeled from flooding.
Associated Press
Rescuers carry a patient to safer grounds as massive flooding continues for the second day at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines Saturday Oct. 1, 2011. Typhoon Nalgae, the second typhoon in a week to hit the rain-soaked northern Philippines, added misery to thousands of people, some of whom are still perched on rooftops while several other Asian nations also reeled from flooding.
Associated Press
A resident relaxes on a hammock as he sets up temporary shelter along a road as massive flooding continues for the second day Saturday Oct. 1, 2011 at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. Typhoon Nalgae, the second typhoon in a week to hit the rain-soaked northern Philippines, added misery to thousands of people, some of whom are still perched on rooftops while several other Asian nations also reeled from flooding.
Associated Press
Residents are perched on a rooftop as massive flooding continues for the second day at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines Saturday Oct. 1, 2011. Typhoon Nalgae, the second typhoon in a week to hit the rain-soaked northern Philippines, added misery to thousands of people, some of whom are still perched on rooftops while several other Asian nations also reeled from flooding.
Associated Press
Shanties built along the shore were destroyed by big waves during the height of typhoon Nesat as rains pour due to Typhoon Nalgae Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011 in Navotas town north of Manila, Philippines. A second powerful typhoon this week battered the rain-soaked northern Philippines, adding misery to thousands of people, some of whom still perched on rooftops and reeling under floods alongside several Asian countries.
Associated Press
Residents repair their shanty built along the shore destroyed during the height of typhoon Nesat as rains pour due to Typhoon Nalgae Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011 in Navotas town, north of Manila, Philippines. A second powerful typhoon this week battered the rain-soaked northern Philippines, adding misery to thousands of people, some of whom still perched on rooftops and reeling under floods alongside several Asian countries.
Associated Press
Residents evacuate to safer grounds with their belongings as massive flooding continues for the second day Saturday Oct. 1, 2011 at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. Typhoon Nalgae, the second typhoon in a week to hit the rain-soaked northern Philippines, added misery to thousands of people, some of whom are still perched on rooftops while several other Asian nations also reeled from flooding.
Associated Press
Article Comments
Guidelines: Keep it civil and on topic; no profanity, vulgarity, slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked.
If a comment violates these standards or our terms of service, click the "flag" link in the lower-right corner of the comment box. To find our more, read our FAQ.