Waiting, wading and mourning in flood-stricken Philippines, as death toll hits 60 (Photo: Erik De Castro / Reuters) AP reports — Philippine disaster officials were shifting Friday from rescue work to a massive clean-up of the capital following nonstop rains that left tons of muck and debris from floods littering the city. The torrential monsoon rains that began Sunday left at least 60 people dead in the worst flooding in Manila since 2009. More than half of the sprawling metropolis of 12 million was submerged at the peak of the floods, and schools and offices closed for days. Read the complete story.
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Waiting, wading and mourning in flood-stricken Philippines, as death toll hits 60

(Photo: Erik De Castro / Reuters)

AP reports — Philippine disaster officials were shifting Friday from rescue work to a massive clean-up of the capital following nonstop rains that left tons of muck and debris from floods littering the city.

The torrential monsoon rains that began Sunday left at least 60 people dead in the worst flooding in Manila since 2009. More than half of the sprawling metropolis of 12 million was submerged at the peak of the floods, and schools and offices closed for days.

Read the complete story.

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