Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos left homeless by floods

On August 8, the Manila government announced that about 270 thousand peoplePhilippinesPeople in the capital and suburbs were forced to leave their homes due to the aftermath of the tropical storm.

In the capital Manila, many places are waist-deep in water, vehicles cannot move, and many houses are also submerged in water.

According to their figures, half the city was flooded, with water levels reaching 3 meters in some places. Heavy rains have been continuing for the past 10 days, causing floods and killing at least 53 people. The governmentPhilippineshad to mobilize rescue forces, police and army to help people fight the flood. Rubber boats and amphibious vehicles were used to move people to safe shelters.

Meteorologists say that heavy rain will continue in the coming days.Philippines.

According to CAO-M