Heavy rains brought by tropical storm Ketsana have inundated large parts of the Philippines capital, Manila[AFP] Thousands of people in the capital and nearby towns found themselves marooned [AFP] Many took to desperate measures to escape the rising water [AFP] Others held on to electric wires to stay out of floodwaters [AFP] Marikina City in eastern Manila remains under a sheet of muddy water [AFP] Thousands fled their homes after Ketsana dumped the heaviest rains in 40 years [AFP] But not all were lucky and a child was among those who perished [AFP] The government faces the tough task of providing relief to the thousands affected [AFP]
![Heavy rains brought by tropical storm Ketsana have inundated large parts of the Philippines capital, Manila[AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/200992773826398833_8.jpeg?resize=375%2C250)
![Thousands of people in the capital and nearby towns found themselves marooned [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/200992753757242580_8.jpeg)
![Many took to desperate measures to escape the rising water [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/200992754143831621_8.jpeg)
![Others held on to electric wires to stay out of floodwaters [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/20099277400682833_8.jpeg)
![Marikina City in eastern Manila remains under a sheet of muddy water [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/200992773430703833_8.jpeg)
![Thousands fled their homes after Ketsana dumped the heaviest rains in 40 years [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/200992773619847784_8.jpeg)
![But not all were lucky and a child was among those who perished [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/200992774849543738_8.jpeg)
![The government faces the tough task of providing relief to the thousands affected [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/200992775135251140_8.jpeg)
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