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A crowd of stranded motorists ride a boat on a flooded road in the town of Lopez, Quezon province. EPA
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Lina Gerardo shows one of the few items she was able to save, a picture of her son, in the aftermath of Typhoon Vamco in Rodriguez, Rizal, east of Manila, Philippines. EPA
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A woman with her children walk along a road covered in mud following typhoon Vamco in Rodriguez, Rizal. EPA
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Gary Villanueva cleans their refrigerator as his wife Amy salvages other belongings in the aftermath of Typhoon Vamco in Rodriguez, Rizal. EPA
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A child walks among debris in the aftermath of Typhoon Vamco in Rodriguez, Rizal. EPA
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Residents salvage their belongings along a road covered in mud and debris following typhoon Vamco in Rodriguez, Rizal. EPA
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A man carrying savaged belongings maneuvers along a road covered in mud and debris in Rodriguez, Rizal. EPA
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Residents carry salvaged belongings along a road covered in mud and debris in Rodriguez, Rizal. EPA
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Residents clean underneath a car hanging from a steel gate after being swept away at the height of floods in Marikina City, suburban Manila. AFP
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A resident uses a dust pan to shovel away muddy water next to debris in front of her flood-damaged home in a residential area in Marikina City. AFP
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A dog covered with mud is pictured outside a house in Marikina City. Reuters
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A house is partially submerged after flooding caused by Typhoon Vamco, in Marikina City. Reuters
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Residents walk under an uprooted tree next to an overturned vehicle and debris in a residential area in Marikina City. AFP
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A crowd of stranded motorists are seen on a bridge of a flooded road in the town of Lopez, Quezon province. EPA
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A crowd of stranded motorists ride a boat on a flooded road in the town of Lopez, Quezon province. EPA
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A crowd of stranded motorists ride a boat on a flooded road in the town of Lopez, Quezon province. EPA
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A crowd of stranded motorists ride a boat on a flooded road in the town of Lopez, Quezon province. EPA
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Lina Gerardo shows one of the few items she was able to save, a picture of her son, in the aftermath of Typhoon Vamco in Rodriguez, Rizal, east of Manila, Philippines. EPA
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A woman with her children walk along a road covered in mud following typhoon Vamco in Rodriguez, Rizal. EPA
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Gary Villanueva cleans their refrigerator as his wife Amy salvages other belongings in the aftermath of Typhoon Vamco in Rodriguez, Rizal. EPA
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A child walks among debris in the aftermath of Typhoon Vamco in Rodriguez, Rizal. EPA
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Residents salvage their belongings along a road covered in mud and debris following typhoon Vamco in Rodriguez, Rizal. EPA
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A man carrying savaged belongings maneuvers along a road covered in mud and debris in Rodriguez, Rizal. EPA
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Residents carry salvaged belongings along a road covered in mud and debris in Rodriguez, Rizal. EPA
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Residents clean underneath a car hanging from a steel gate after being swept away at the height of floods in Marikina City, suburban Manila. AFP
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A resident uses a dust pan to shovel away muddy water next to debris in front of her flood-damaged home in a residential area in Marikina City. AFP
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A dog covered with mud is pictured outside a house in Marikina City. Reuters
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A house is partially submerged after flooding caused by Typhoon Vamco, in Marikina City. Reuters
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Residents walk under an uprooted tree next to an overturned vehicle and debris in a residential area in Marikina City. AFP
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A crowd of stranded motorists are seen on a bridge of a flooded road in the town of Lopez, Quezon province. EPA
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A crowd of stranded motorists ride a boat on a flooded road in the town of Lopez, Quezon province. EPA
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A crowd of stranded motorists ride a boat on a flooded road in the town of Lopez, Quezon province. EPA
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A crowd of stranded motorists ride a boat on a flooded road in the town of Lopez, Quezon province. EPA
Typhoon Vamco: Philippines begins clean-up after storm that killed at least 39
Residents of Manila region return to salvage possessions from mud-covered homes
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