MULTIMEDIA Rescuers from the army and civilian agencies struggled to reach flood victims in the Philippines after a tropical storm swept through the main island of Luzon on Saturday, leaving at least 95 dead and temporarily displacing more than 337,000 people. As the waters recede, authorities expect the death toll to mount
Typhoon lashes Philippines
A boy is carried to safety through floodwaters in Quezon City near Manila. Government troops, the police and civilian volunteers had rescued more than 5,000 people by Sunday night
Stranded children standing on a rooftop await rescue in the Quezon City suburb of Manila. Authorities have been scrambling to borrow motorised rubber boats to add to those being used by the navy, coast guard and local governments
People wade chest deep through floodwaters in suburban Cainta, east of Manila. Rescuers plucked bodies from muddy floodwaters and scrambled to save drenched survivors on rooftops
Rescuers use an inflatable boat to help residents trapped by floods east of Manila. The lack of government rescue vessels prompted the president of San Miguel, the country’s biggest food and drinks company, to make a public offer to buy up to 50 motorised boats to be used in rescue operations
Maria Luz Magallanes grieves beside the coffin of her son, Muelmar, an 18-year-old construction worker who saved more than 30 people from flooding in Manila. Reports said Muelmar drowned after he made a last trip to rescue a baby girl who was being swept away on a box
Cars caught in flooding remain piled up in the streets of Marikina, near Manila, after Typhoon Ketsana hit the main island of Luzon over the weekend. The tropical storm has left at least 95 dead and displaced more than 337,000 people
A survivor of flashfloods washes his family's soiled belongings in Silangan village in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila. The Philippines government has struggled to cope with the emergency and has appealed for international aid
A man loads his motorcycle as flood waters recede in the outlying suburbs in Marakina City close to Manila. Delays in rescue efforts have triggered a wave of public anger directed at the government and President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Stranded residents are evacuated from a flooded area in Pasig City, eastern Manila. The tropical storm dumped record rains on the capital and caused the worst flooding in 40 years
