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Typhoon swamps Philippines capital

Updated 8:13 AM EDT, Sun September 16, 2012
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A dog stands on a plank outside a flooded house a day after heavy rains and high tide caused flooding in Malabon City, Philippines, on Sunday, September 16. Parts of Manila were under 6 feet of water Saturday. More than 400 people had to flee their homes, officials said. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2012%2F08%2F07%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fphilippines-flooding%2Findex.html" target="_blank">See photos of last month's flooding of Manila from monsoon rains.</a>
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A dog stands on a plank outside a flooded house a day after heavy rains and high tide caused flooding in Malabon City, Philippines, on Sunday, September 16. Parts of Manila were under 6 feet of water Saturday. More than 400 people had to flee their homes, officials said. See photos of last month's flooding of Manila from monsoon rains.
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Filipino sisters Maria Fe, left, and Roxanne Jaime sit on an elevated bed inside their flooded home in Malabon City, Philippines, on Sunday.
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Filipino sisters Maria Fe, left, and Roxanne Jaime sit on an elevated bed inside their flooded home in Malabon City, Philippines, on Sunday.
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Filipinos collect debris that clogs waterways and causes flooding in riverside communities in Malabon City, Philippines, on Sunday.
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Filipinos collect debris that clogs waterways and causes flooding in riverside communities in Malabon City, Philippines, on Sunday.
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A worker sleeps on a hammock above a flooded street during a heavy downpour brought by Typhoon Sanba in Quezon City, Philippines, on Saturday, September 15.
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A worker sleeps on a hammock above a flooded street during a heavy downpour brought by Typhoon Sanba in Quezon City, Philippines, on Saturday, September 15.
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A man waits for a boat to transport him to higher ground on a flooded street after continuous overnight rain brought by Typhoon Sanba in San Juan, Philippines, on Saturday.
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A man waits for a boat to transport him to higher ground on a flooded street after continuous overnight rain brought by Typhoon Sanba in San Juan, Philippines, on Saturday.
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Commuters wade through a flooded street Saturday during a heavy downpour in Quezon City, in metro Manila.
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Commuters wade through a flooded street Saturday during a heavy downpour in Quezon City, in metro Manila.
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A man drinks a cup of coffee as he wades through water in San Juan on Saturday.
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A man drinks a cup of coffee as he wades through water in San Juan on Saturday.
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A group of Filipino commuters ride on top of a delivery truck as it maneuvers on a flooded street in Paranaque, south of Manila, on Saturday.
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A group of Filipino commuters ride on top of a delivery truck as it maneuvers on a flooded street in Paranaque, south of Manila, on Saturday.
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 A resident rests on a flooded street in Paranaque.
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A resident rests on a flooded street in Paranaque.
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Flood victims rest in an evacuation center after their houses were flooded in San Juan.
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Flood victims rest in an evacuation center after their houses were flooded in San Juan.
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A resident peers through his half-submerged house in Manila.
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A resident peers through his half-submerged house in Manila.
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A man walks down a flooded street with a head of lettuce in Manila.
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A man walks down a flooded street with a head of lettuce in Manila.
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Stranded passengers are transported on a wooden pushcart in Manila.
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Stranded passengers are transported on a wooden pushcart in Manila.
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People try to hold onto their personal belongings as they wade along a flooded street in Manila.
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People try to hold onto their personal belongings as they wade along a flooded street in Manila.
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A jeepney pushes through a flooded street in Manila on Saturday.
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A jeepney pushes through a flooded street in Manila on Saturday.
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Residents ride on a boat near their flooded homes in Manila.
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Residents ride on a boat near their flooded homes in Manila.
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Children swim in water on a flooded street in San Juan, metro Manila on Saturday. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2012%2F08%2F07%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fphilippines-flooding%2Findex.html">See photos of last month's  flooding in Manila from monsoon rains.</a>
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Children swim in water on a flooded street in San Juan, metro Manila on Saturday. See photos of last month's flooding in Manila from monsoon rains.
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