Families flee as blaze engulfs Manila slum - in pictures

Fire breaks out in informal settlement on riverbank in Philippine capital

An elderly woman (C) is comforted after residents were evacuated from a fire that engulfed an informal settlers area beside a river in Manila on August 11, 2017. Fires are common hazards in the sprawling capital, where millions live in hovels made of scrap wood and cardboard and fire safety regulations are rarely imposed. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS

Firefighters extinguish flames as a fire engulfs an informal settlers area beside a river in Manila on August 11, 2017. Fires are common hazards in the sprawling capital, where millions live in hovels made of scrap wood and cardboard and fire safety regulations are rarely imposed. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS

Residents are evacuated from their homes.

Firefighters extinguish flames as a fire engulfs an informal settlers area beside a river in Manila on August 11, 2017. Fires are common hazards in the sprawling capital, where millions live in hovels made of scrap wood and cardboard and fire safety regulations are rarely imposed. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS

A fire engulfs an informal settlers area beside a river in Manila on August 11, 2017. Fires are common hazards in the sprawling capital, where millions live in hovels made of scrap wood and cardboard and fire safety regulations are rarely imposed. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS

Fire crews douse the building.

A firefighter extinguishes flames as a fire engulfs an informal settlers area beside a river in Manila on August 11, 2017. Fires are common hazards in the sprawling capital, where millions live in hovels made of scrap wood and cardboard and fire safety regulations are rarely imposed. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS

A man rescues his cat.

Residents are evacuated as a fire engulfs an informal settlers area beside a river in Manila on August 11, 2017. Fires are common hazards in the sprawling capital, where millions live in hovels made of scrap wood and cardboard and fire safety regulations are rarely imposed. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS

A girl hugs her mother after residents were evacuated from their homes.