A resident carries a plastic cabinet inside their flooded house after a heavy downpour due to exiting Tropical storm Yagi, submerged homes in Marikina City, suburban Manila on August 12, 2018. AFP

Manila residents struggle through floods as tropical storm and monsoon hit Philippines - in pictures



Tropical Storm Yagi and the southwest monsoon have brought heavy flooding to the capital Manila and nearby areas.

The Philippines endures an average of 20 typhoons and storms each year.

The latest storm brought misery to many, with 20,000 residents fleeing the riverside district of Marikina in the capital region where floods swept away cars, authorities said.

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