A man on a bicycle wades through a flooded street in Manila, Philippines, July 24, 2021. - Reuters
MANILA, July 24 (Reuters): Philippine authorities moved thousands of residents in the capital, Manila, out of low-lying communities on Saturday as heavy monsoon rains, compounded by a tropical storm, flooded the city and nearby provinces.
The national disaster agency said about 15,000 people, most of them from a flood-prone Manila suburb, had moved into evacuation centres.
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