PHOTO GALLERY: In flooded Manila, residents adapt as recovery from Typhoon Wipha begins
People wade through a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP
A woman rides a styro box through a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP
A woman rides a styro box through a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP
A woman carrying her belongings wades through a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP
A woman carrying her belongings wades through a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP
Teens play basketball amid heavy rain in Manila. AFP
Teens play basketball amid heavy rain in Manila. AFP
People swim through the floodwater on a street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP
People swim through the floodwater on a street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP
Children play along a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP
Children play along a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP
Children help push a car through a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP
Children help push a car through a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP
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PHOTO GALLERY: In flooded Manila, residents adapt as recovery from Typhoon Wipha begins
People wade through a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP People wade through a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP A woman rides a styro box through a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP A woman rides a styro box through a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP A woman carrying her belongings wades through a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP A woman carrying her belongings wades through a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP Teens play basketball amid heavy rain in Manila. AFP Teens play basketball amid heavy rain in Manila. AFP People swim through the floodwater on a street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP People swim through the floodwater on a street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP Children play along a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP Children play along a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP Children help push a car through a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP Children help push a car through a flooded street in Manila, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. AFP
