Philippines hit by more slides, flooding

A woman relative grieves during the burial of landslide victims in Baguio city, northern Philippines on Monday Oct. 12, 2009. Driving rain on the heels of back-to-back storms triggered dozens of landslides across the northern Philippines, burying hundreds of people, washing away villages and leaving almost an entire province under water. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Goods are transported on a makeshift cable while stranded commuters (below) walk a foot path below a collapsed highway in the town of Tuba, Benguet province near Baguio City north of Manila on October 12, 2009 three days after massive landslides. Search and rescue teams on October 12 struggled to reach areas of the northern Philippines cut off by storm-triggered landslides and flooding that have left more than 600 people dead, officials said. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)

A family look out from their house where are suffering from flooding in Pungo village, Calumpit town, Bulacan Province, northern Philippines Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. The nationwide death toll since Sept. 26 back-to-back storms started pounding the northern Philippines is more than 600. Hundreds of thousands are still displaced from their homes, and the damage from the worst flooding in 40 years has run into the hundreds of millions of dollars. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

A view shows one of the landslides at La Trinidad that hit the northern Philippine province of Benguet near the mountain resort city of Baguio in northern Philippines, Monday Oct. 12, 2009. U.S. military helicopters started ferrying tons of aid Sunday to a northern Philippine mountain region facing shortages of food, fuel and coffins after back to back typhoons. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

U.S. Marine and Filipino police officers help to unload the relief for the storm victims at Baguio airport, Benguet province, northern Philippines Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Driving rain on the heels of back-to-back storms triggered dozens of landslides across the northern Philippines, washing away villages and leaving almost an entire province under water. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

epa01892890 A view of Filipino flood victims wlak on mud in the town of Rosales, Pangasinan province, north of Manila, Philippines on 10 October 2009. At least 181 people were killed in a series of landslides and floods brought about by days of heavy rains in the northern Philippines, officials said Friday. Thousands of people were also trapped on the roofs of their houses in more than 20 towns in Pangasinan province because of floods that have turned roads and highways into raging rivers. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

epa01892889 Filipino Jenelyn Tabigni (R) sits beside the lifted coffin of her mother, Daisy, as her husband pushes mud inside their house during a wake in the town of Rosales, Pangasinan province, north of Manila, Philippines on 10 October 2009. At least 181 people were killed in a series of landslides and floods brought about by days of heavy rains in the northern Philippines, officials said Friday. Thousands of people were also trapped on the roofs of their houses in more than 20 towns in Pangasinan province because of floods that have turned roads and highways into raging rivers. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

A woman cries as they hear of rumors that nearby San Roque dam has cracked in San Manuel town, Tarlac province, northern Philippines on Saturday Oct. 10, 2009. The rumor caused panic among residents already suffering from high floods and damaged homes as Typhoon Parma triggered dozens of landslides across the northern Philippines, burying more than 160 people, washing away villages and leaving almost an entire province under water. Officials said San Roque dam is intact and safe from breakage. (AP Photo/Mike Alquinto)

epa01892900 Filipino flood victims cook beside an eroded dike in the town of Rosales, Pangasinan province, north of Manila, Philippines on 10 October 2009. At least 181 people were killed in a series of landslides and floods brought about by days of heavy rains in the northern Philippines, officials said Friday. Thousands of people were also trapped on the roofs of their houses in more than 20 towns in Pangasinan province because of floods that have turned roads and highways into raging rivers. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

People attempt to salvage building materials from a house in the town of Rosales, Pangasinan Province, on October 10, 2009. Floodwaters from Tropical Storm Parma receded in much of the northern Philippines but the toll rose to 299 confirmed dead in landslides and flooding, officials said. This brings the death toll from two weeks of killer storms to at least 636 with about 301,000 still crammed into makeshift evacuation centres since tropical Storm Ketsana struck two weeks ago, the civil defence office said. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Residents wade through a flooded street in Dagupan City, in the northern Philippine province of Pangasinan on October 10, 2009. Floodwaters from Tropical Storm Parma have receded in much of the northern Philippines but the toll rose to 299 confirmed dead in landslides and flooding, officials said. This brings the death toll from two weeks of killer storms to at least 636 Tith about 301,000 still crammed into makeshift evacuation centres since tropical Storm Ketsana struck two weeks ago, the civil defence office said. AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)

A resident uses an oversized advertisement of a soft drink company to stay dry as Dagupan city remains flooded for two days Saturday Oct. 10, 2009 in Pangasinan province, north of Manila, Philippines. Rescuers struggled through mud Saturday to clear mountain roads after dozens of landslides that buried villages and cut off towns in the rain-soaked northern Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Residents walks along a dusty road after an electricity outage following Typhoon Parma in the township of Rosales, Pangasinan province, northern Philippines on Saturday Oct. 10, 2009. Driving rain on the heels of back-to-back storms triggered dozens of landslides across the northern Philippines, burying people, washing away villages and leaving almost an entire province under water. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Residents stay on the rooftop of their house half-submerged by floodwaters brought by Typhoon Parma in Pangasinan province, north of Manila October 9, 2009. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo mobilised troops on Saturday to clear roads of debris and mud in mountainous northern provinces isolated by landslides and floods that left 184 dead after a week of heavy rains. Picture taken October 9, 2009. REUTERS/Roj Vidallo/Philippines Airforce/Handout (PHILIPPINES TRANSPORT ENVIRONMENT DISASTER) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

This Philippines Airforce handout photo taken on October 9, 2009 and released on October 10, 2009 shows a member of the rescue services evacuating a child from a flood affected area in the northen Philippine province of Pangasinan. Floodwaters from Tropical Storm Parma have receded in much of the northern Philippines but toll rose to 299 confirmed dead in landslides and flooding, bringing the death toll from two weeks of killer storms to at least 636, officials said. AFP PHOTO / HO / PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE (Photo credit should read PAF/AFP/Getty Images)

A woman holds on to a man as strong currents pull her away from the streets in Rosales town, northern Philippines, on Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. Hundreds of people have been killed in the country's worst flooding in 40 years after back-to-back storms started pounding the country's north Sept. 26. (AP Photo/Mike Alquinto)

epa01891533 Handout picture dated and released 09 October 2009 by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows an aerial view of flood affected areas in Pangasinan province, north of Manila, Philippines. More than 100 people were reported dead or missing in a series of landslides brought about by days of heavy rains in Benguet Province and Mountain Province in the northern Philippines, officials said. The northern Philippines has been battered by heavy rains brought about by a weakened Typhoon Parma, which has been hovering over the area since the weekend. EPA/PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD/ HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/ NO SALES

Filipinos wait inside a restaurant as floods continue in Rosales town, northern Philippines on Friday Oct. 9, 2009. Many people have been killed after back-to-back storms started pounding the country. (AP Photo/Mike Alquinto)

epa01891912 A Filipino rescuer carries the body of a child who died in a landslide site in Baguio City, northern Philippines, 09 October 2009. At least 113 people were died after a series of landslides and floods hit provinces in the northern Philippines, officials said. Typhoon Parma has hovered over the northern provinces, hitting land twice, after being sucked in by Typhoon Melor. The landslides followed days after the worst floods in 40 years hit Metro Manila, leaving 337 dead and 37 still missing. More than 4 million people were affected by Typhoon Ketsana as nearly 300,000 people are forced to stay in evacuation centres. EPA/STR

A man clears the mud from an alley Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 in suburban Montalban, north of Manila, Philippines. Hundreds were killed in the cpountry's worst flooding in 40 years after back-to-back storms started pounding the country's north Sept. 26. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)

epa01890441 Filipino flood victims wait along a military cordon during relief distribution in a devastated area following floods in the town of Taytay, Rizal province, Philippines on 08 October 2009. The United Nations appealed for 74 million dollars to provide immediate help to more than 1 million Filipinos whose livelihoods are severely affected by back-to-back tropical storms. The Philippines suffered destruction and deaths from tropical storms Ketsana and Parma. The Philippine National Disaster Coordinating Council said 295 people had been killed as of Tuesday and more than 3.9 million people have been displaced by Ketsana. Parma has caused at least 19 deaths. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

Government relief workers, donning raincoats in a downpour, clear vehicles along a flooded mountain road near a bridge in La Trinidad, Benguet province in the northern Philippines on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Typhoon Parma left several people dead, swamped many provinces in the country's mountainous north and dumped more rains in Manila and nearby regions that were already sodden by a previous storm. (AP Photo) ** PHILIPPINES OUT **

epa01889213 Filipino typhoon victims eating their lunch inside a gymnasium turned into temporary evacuation center in Pasig town, east of Manila, Philippines on 07 October 2009. US President Barack Obama on Tuesday expressed \"deep condolences\" for the loss of life caused by the storms which battered the Philippines over the past week. Weakened storm Parma returned to hit the Philippines' northernmost provinces for a second time after hovering at sea for two days, the weather bureau said Wednesday. Twenty-two people were killed when Parma first hit the northern provinces, where it also caused damage to agriculture and infrastructure worth an estimated 31 million dollars. week before Parma hit the country, storm Ketsana pummelled Manila and outlying areas causing massive floods that killed nearly 300 people and displaced more than 3 million. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

epa01885920 Flood victims wade through floodwaters in Santa Cruz town, Laguna province, south of Manila, Philippines on 04 October 2009. Powerful typhoon Parma pummelled the north-eastern Philippines on 03 October and killed 17 people in floods and landslides, but spared the capital and surrounding areas still recovering from devastating floods of typhoon Ketsana. The victims from typhoon Parma included seven people who died when a landslide swept a house at the edge of a ravine in Itogon town in Benguet province, 210Km north of Manila. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

A typhoon survivor breaks into tears as she attends a mass for flood victims in Bagong Silangan, north of Manila, Philippines on Sunday Oct. 4, 2009. Landslides buried two families in the Philippines as they sheltered in their homes from Asia's latest deadly typhoon which left more than a dozen flooded villages cut off. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Sick children-evacuees recuperate in a makeshift hospital as other evacuees line up to receive relief supplies (background) at an evacuation center at San Pedro township, Laguna province, south of Manila, Philippines, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. Tropical storm Ketsana brought the worst flooding in metropolitan Manila and neighboring provinces in more than 40 years. Tens of thousands of villagers fled the likely path of a powerful typhoon bearing down on the Philippines, as the government braced for the possibility of a second disaster just days after a storm killed hundreds. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

A child sits on mud caused by Typhoon Ketsana, locally known as Ondoy, in Montalban Rizal, west of Manila October 2, 2009. The Philippines declared a nationwide state of calamity on Friday as a \"super typhoon\" bore down a week after flash floods killed nearly 300 people in and around Manila. Typhoon Parma, about 150 km (100 miles) east of Luzon, was gaining strength as it churned west-northwest toward the mainland, bringing heavy rain. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

Residents go on with their normal life amidst floodwaters in Taytay township, Rizal province east of Manila, Philippines Friday Oct.2, 2009. Tropical storm Ketsana brought the worst flooding in metropolitan Manila and neighboring provinces in more than 40 years that left more than 250 people dead and dozens more missing. The Philippines is bracing for the super typhoon Parma which is expected to hit the northern part of the country Saturday. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

epa01883508 Filipino army soldiers try to calm the crowd queued for hoursas they wait for relief distribution in devastated area in Taytay town, Rizal province, easte of Manila, Philippines on 02 October 2009. All of the Philippines was placed under a \"state of calamity\" Friday as hundreds of people were evacuated Friday as super typhoon Parma moved closer to the northern Philippines' main island of Luzon, less than a week after storm Ketsana wreaked havoc in the capital and outlying areas. On Friday, government relief agencies were taking advantage of the lull in bad weather to rush relief supplies to more than 3 million people affected by storm Ketsana. The National Disaster Coordinating Council said the death toll from Ketsana rose to 293 with at least 42 people still missing. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

Cambodian victims of Typhoon Katsana sit as they wait for aid from the Cambodian Red Cross, in Kampong Thom province, some 168 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on October 2, 2009. Cambodians sifted through the wreckage of Typhoon Ketsana on October 1, as officials dealt with the aftermath of the storm that killed at least 14 and destroyed hundreds of homes. Ketsana brought devastation across Southeast Asia, killing at least 293 people in the Philippines last weekend before moving on to kill 99 in Vietnam and 16 in Laos. AFP PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY (Photo credit should read TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP/Getty Images)

This aerial picture shows a flooded area in the central province of Quang Nam taken from a military helicopter carrying relief aid to flood-hit people in central Vietnam on October 1, 2009. Vietnam intensified efforts to get food and water to stranded victims of Typhoon Ketsana, a storm which has killed at least 92 and left 19 missing, one of the worst disasters to hit the country in recent years, officials said. TOPSHOTS AFP PHOTO / HOANG DINH Nam (Photo credit should read HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)

A public transport boat loaded with people and motorbikes floats across floodwater brought by Typhoon Ketsana in Kampong Thom province, 168 kilometres north of Phnom Penh, on October 1, 2009. Cambodians sifted through the wreckage of Typhoon Ketsana on October 1, as officials dealt with the aftermath of the storm that killed at least 14 and destroyed hundreds of homes. AFP PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY (Photo credit should read TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP/Getty Images)

epa01882090 Filipino evacuees beg for a bag of a relief goods in devastated area caused by Storm Ketsana in the town of Taytay, Rizal province, Philippines on 01 October 2009. Reports of blocking and stoning of convoys bringing goods for victims have prompted authorities to order police and military forces to secure relief missions. The Philippine weather bureau on 01 October raised the alert for a powerful typhoon that is expected to hit the country just one week after storm Ketsana killed at least 277 people. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

Filipinos duck under the edge of a barge that was swept ashore by flooding brought by tropical storm Ketsana in Marikina, an eastern suburb of Manila on September 30, 2009. Terrified Philippine flood survivors fled their homes on September 30 amid warnings that a looming typhoon may add to the devastation of a killer storm that affected over 2.2 million people. Four days after once-in-a-lifetime floods submerged most of Manila and neighbouring areas, killing 246 people, Typhoon Parma was lurking to the east of the Philippines and on course to hit the country on October 1 or 2. AFP PHOTO/NOEL CELIS (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Cambodian military police officers carry coffins loaded with bodies of villagers who died during Typhoon Ketsana at Teuk Mileang village, in Sandan district, Kampong Thom province, about 250 kilometers (155 miles), north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. Typhoon Ketsana swept into central Cambodia and toppled dozens of rickety homes, killing at least 11 people and injuring 29, disaster officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Filipino flood survivors queue for free medicine at an overcrowded evacuation centre in Manila on September 30, 2009. They are among the thousands who have been displaced by massive flooding caused by tropical storm Ketsana which hit the country on September 27, leaving 246 dead. The evacuation centres have been overcrowded as many areas remain flooded four days after the storm hit. Sanitation at the evacuation centres is poor with hundreds of people sharing one toilet. AFP PHOTO/JAY DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)

A woman weeps near the bodies of people killed by Typhoon Ketsana at Sandane district in Kampong Thom province 168km (104 miles) north of Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh September 30, 2009. At least nine people were killed and 13 injured as Typhoon Ketsana struck central Cambodia, Chun Chorn, governor of Kampong Thom said. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

epa01880426 Filipinos salvage belongings on rafts through waist-deep floodwaters in devastated area caused by Storm Ketsana in Landayan village in San Pedro town, Laguna province, south of Manila, Philippines on 30 September 2009. Philippine authorities Wednesday stepped up relief efforts for more than 2 million people affected by devastating floods caused by tropical storm Ketsana, which killed at least 246 people. Forty-two people were still missing in the wake of the worst flooding in Manila and surrounding provinces in over 40 years, the National Disaster Coordinating Council said. Damage to property and agriculture was estimated at 4.8 billion pesos (102 million dollars). The Philippines was also bracing for a new storm that could hit early next week. Storm Parma, packing maximum winds of 75 kilometres per hour, was moving from the country's south-east coast. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

A Filipino flood survivor rests at an overcrowded evacuation centre in Manila on September 30, 2009. They are among the thousands who have been displaced by massive flooding caused by tropical storm Ketsana which hit the country on September 27, leaving 246 dead. The evacuation centres have been overcrowded as many areas remain flooded four days after the storm hit. Sanitation at the evacuation centres is poor with hundreds of people sharing one toilet. AFP PHOTO/JAY DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)

People transport a motorcycle by using a boat down a flooded street in the pouring rain as Typhoon Ketsana passes through the central Vietnamese city of Hue on September 29, 2009. Typhoon Ketsana killed at least 22 people in Vietnam when it slammed into the country after wreaking devastation in the Philippines three days previously. AFP PHOTO / HOANG DINH Nam (Photo credit should read HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)

A couple rides a motorcyle in the pouring rain along the national north-south highway number 01 outside the city of Hue as Typhoon Ketsana passes through central Vietnam on September 29, 2009. Typhoon Ketsana killed at least 22 people in Vietnam when it slammed into the country after wreaking devastation in the Philippines three days previously. AFP PHOTO / HOANG DINH Nam (Photo credit should read HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)

This aerial photograph shows the town of Angono just east of Manila on September 29, 2009 still covered with floodwaters three days after tropical storm Ketsana hit the country, pouring a month's worth of rain in just nine hours. Three days after a once-in-a-generation storm pounded Manila and surrounding regions, killing at least 240 people, officials said they were unable to cope with the enormous number of flood victims who were continuing to pour into the evacuation centres. AFP PHOTO/JAY DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)

In this photo released by the Philippine Air Force, flooding victims scamper for relief supplies being airdropped by air force helicopter crewmen at San Mateo township, Rizal province, east of Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, three days after tropical storm Ketsana brought the worst flooding in metropolitan Manila in more than 40 years. Rescuers pulled more bodies from swollen rivers and debris-strewn streets Tuesday from massive flooding from Tropical Storm Ketsana while two new storms brewing in the Pacific threatened to complicate relief efforts. (AP Photo/Philippine Air Force, Rogel Vidallo) ** NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLY **

Filipino flood survivors reach out for relief goods distributed by the local government in Marikina, an eastern suburb of Manila on September 29, 2009. Philippine flood survivors crowded into the presidential palace, gymnasiums and hundreds of other makeshift evacuation centres as the death toll from the disaster soared to 240. AFP PHOTO/NOEL CELIS (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images)

A young child is squeezed in a line waiting for emergency food at a hospital in eastern Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. Rescuers pulled more bodies from swollen rivers and debris-strewn streets Tuesday from massive flooding from Tropical Storm Ketsana in the northern Philippines, while two new storms brewing in the Pacific threatened to complicate relief efforts. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

A girl rests on top of her belongings inside an evacuation center Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines. Rescuers pulled more bodies from swollen rivers and debris-strewn streets Tuesday from massive flooding from Tropical Storm Ketsana in the northern Philippines, while two new storms brewing in the Pacific threatened to complicate relief efforts. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)

Debris hangs on a destroyed building next to a giant statue and restaurant boat swept away along the Marikina river on September 29, 2009, outside Manila. Hundreds of thousands of exhausted Philippine flood survivors endured squalor in schools, gymnasiums and other makeshift shelters on September 29 as the death toll from the weekend disaster soared to 240. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)

A resident stands next to giants shoes on top of a swept away barge along the Marikina river outside Manila on September 29, 2009 symbolising the town as the country's capital shoe-making. Hundreds of thousands of exhausted Philippine flood survivors endured squalor in schools, gymnasiums and other makeshift shelters on September 29 as the death toll from the weekend disaster soared to 240. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)

epa01878231 A Filipino victim of Typhoon Ketsana cries as she holds her child in an evacuation center in Quezon City, eastern Manila, Philippines on 28 September 2009. At least 144 people were reported dead and 70,000 familes were displaced after Typhoon Ketsana battered the country capital last 26 September. The government's weather bureau reported that Ketsana dumped the heaviest amount of rainfall in Metro Manila since 1967. EPA/ALANAH M. TORRALBA

epa01878226 Filipinos help each other in pulling a house that was uprooted by floods caused byTyphoon Ketsana in Quezon City, eastern Manila, Philippines on 28 September 2009. At least 144 people were reported dead and 70,000 familes were displaced after Typhoon Ketsana battered the country capital last 26 September. The government's weather bureau reported that Ketsana dumped the heaviest amount of rainfall in Metro Manila since 1967. EPA/ALANAH M. TORRALBA

epa01878079 A Filipino carries a Catholic statue from inside a damaged church in Marikina City, northeastern Manila, Philippines 28 September 2009. At least 144 people were killed as tropical storm Ketsana battered a wide area in the Philippines on 26 September, dumping record rainfall on Metro Manila, officials said. The government weather bureau said the rainfall recorded in Manila was the city capital's 'greatest' amount of rain since 1967. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA

A relative reacts after confirming the identity of a loved one killed from the floods brought on by the continuous rains of Typhoon Ketsana, locally known as Ondoy, inside a morgue in the town of Tanay, Rizal east of Manila September 28, 2009. The Philippines appealed for international aid to help tens of thousands marooned by flashfloods, and apologised for the delays in rescue efforts to avoid potential political fallout from the crisis. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT DISASTER IMAGES OF THE DAY)

epa01878399 A Filipino looks out from a damaged tailoring shop amidst debris washed to the streets by floods in Marikina City, northeastern Manila, Philippines 28 September 2009. Philippine authorities continued to help hundreds of thousands of people displaced by devastating floods in the capital and outlying areas as the death toll topped 200. Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said the government was focusing on providing relief to nearly 500,000 people affected by Tropical Storm Ketsana. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA

A man takes a break from cleaning a house swamped by flash floods brought on by Typhoon Ketsana, locally known as Ondoy, in a middle class residential neighbourhood in Marikina city east of Manila September 28, 2009. The Philippines appealed for international aid to help tens of thousands marooned by flashfloods, and apologised for the delays in rescue efforts to avoid potential political fallout from the crisis. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT DISASTER IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Residents wait for rescuers at a building during flooding caused by Typhoon Ondoy in Cainta Rizal, east of Manila September 27, 2009. Nearly 60 people were killed, Manila was blacked out and airline flights were suspended as a powerful typhoon battered the main Philippines island of Luzon on Saturday, disaster officials said. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

Rescuers from the Philippine Navy carry a victim of flash floods caused by Typhoon Ondoy at Provident Village in Marikina City, Metro Manila September 27, 2009. Nearly 60 people were killed, Manila was blacked out and airline flights were suspended as a powerful typhoon battered the main Philippines island of Luzon on Saturday, disaster officials said. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES DISASTER ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

epa01877081 Filipinos sleep on chairs at an evacuation center in a public school in Marikina City, eastern Manila, Philippines on 27 September 2009. At least 80 people were killed and some 70,000 famililes displaced when tropical storm Ketsana swept the country's capital. The government weather bureau reported that Ketsana dumped the highest amount of rainfall in Manila in 42 years in a mere six hour period. EPA/ALANAH M. TORRALBA

epa01876690 Filipinos are drenched in mud as they try to recover belongings from damaged riverside homes in San Mateo, Rizal province in northeastern Manila, Philippines 27 September 2009. At least 54 people were killed as tropical storm Ketsana battered a wide area in the Philippines on 26 September, dumping record rainfall on Metro Manila, officials said. The government weather bureau said the rainfall recorded in Manila was the city capital's 'greatest' amount of rain since 1967. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA

Motorists drive by vehicles lined up along a road after flash floods caused by Typhoon Ondoy hit Provident Village in Marikina City, Metro Manila September 27, 2009. The Philippines appealed for international aid to help tens of thousands marooned by flashfloods, and apologised for the delays in rescue efforts to avoid potential political fallout from the crisis. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES DISASTER SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

** ALTERNATE CROP OF XBM102 ** Commuters wade through waist-deep floodwaters following heavy rains brought about by tropical storm Ketsana (locally known as Ondoy) Saturday Sept. 26, 2009 in Manila, Philippines. At least five people have been killed after nearly a month's worth of rain fell in just six hours Saturday, triggering the worst flooding in the Philippine capital in 42 years, stranding thousands on rooftops in the city and elsewhere as Tropical Storm Ketsana slammed ashore. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

epa01876557 A Filipino victim of floodings is rescued in Pasig City, east of Manila, Philippines on 27 September 2009. At least 54 people were killed as tropical storm Ketsana battered a wide area in the Philippines, dumping record rainfall on the capital, 21 people were missing in floods and landslides, according to Defence Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, who also heads the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC). Authorities rushed rescue and relief to thousands of people who spent the night on the roofs of their submerged houses in Manila and surrounding provinces. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

Residents stand on electric wires to stay on high ground while others wade in neck-deep flood waters caused by Typhoon Ondoy in Cainta Rizal, east of Manila September 27, 2009. Nearly 60 people were killed, Manila was blacked out and airline flights were suspended as a powerful typhoon battered the main Philippines island of Luzon on Saturday, disaster officials said REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT DISASTER IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Filipinos help to lift a boy up onto the roof of a building to escape floodwaters brought by Tropical Storm Ketsana in the Quezon City suburban of Manila on September 26, 2009. At least nine people were reported dead or missing in massive floods in the Philippine capital as a tropical storm lashed the eastern side of the country, radio reports said. AFP PHOTO/JAY DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)

Residents help stranded cross a flooded street with the use of a rope Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 in suburban Quezon City north of Manila, Philippines. Nearly a month's worth of rain fell in just six hours Saturday on the Philippine capital, stranding thousands on rooftops in the city and elsewhere as Tropical Storm Ketsana slammed ashore. (AP Photo/Fernando Sepe)

A man wades in floodwaters caused by continuous rains brought on by tropical storm Ketsana in Manila September 26, 2009. Thousands of people in the Philippine capital and nearby towns were marooned by flashfloods after a strong typhoon hit the main island of Luzon on Saturday, disaster officials said. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Residents wait to be evacuated from a partially submerged house during flooding in Bocaue outskirts beside a highway north of Manila September 26, 2009. Thousands of people in the Philippine capital and nearby towns were marooned by flashfloods after a strong typhoon hit the main island of Luzon on Saturday, disaster officials said. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

A Philippine Airforce aerial shot of houses damaged by Typhoon Ondoy in Marikina City, Metro Manila September 27, 2009. Nearly 60 people were killed, Manila was blacked out and airline flights were suspended as the powerful typhoon battered the main Philippines island of Luzon on Saturday, disaster officials said. REUTERS/Rey Bruna/Philippines Airforce/Handout (PHILIPPINES DISASTER ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Residents are evacuated by police on rubber boats during flooding in Cainta Rizal, east of Manila September 27, 2009. Nearly 60 people were killed, Manila was blacked out and airline flights were suspended as a powerful typhoon battered the main Philippines island of Luzon on Saturday, disaster officials said. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT DISASTER IMAGES OF THE DAY)

epa01876559 An aerial view aboard a Philippine Airforce chopper over devastations brought by Storm Ketsana in Cainta, province of Rizal, eastern Manila, Philippines on 27 September 2009. At least 54 people were killed as tropical storm Ketsana battered a wide area in the Philippines, dumping record rainfall on the capital, officials said Sunday. Twenty-one people were missing in floods and landslides caused by Ketsana, according to Defence Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, who also heads the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC). Authorities rushed rescue and relief to thousands of people who spent the night on the roofs of their submerged houses in Manila and surrounding provinces. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

epa01876556 Filipino Aida De Leon, victim of floodings, in greaf in Pasig City, east of Manila, Philippines on 27 September 2009. At least 54 people were killed as tropical storm Ketsana battered a wide area in the Philippines, dumping record rainfall on the capital, 21 people were missing in floods and landslides, according to Defence Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, who also heads the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC). Authorities rushed rescue and relief to thousands of people who spent the night on the roofs of their submerged houses in Manila and surrounding provinces. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

epa01876558 An aerial view aboard a Philippine Airforce chopper over stranded Filipinos in flooded areas brought by Storm Ketsana in Cainta, province of Rizal, eastern Manila, Philippines on 27 September 2009. At least 54 people were killed as tropical storm Ketsana battered a wide area in the Philippines, dumping record rainfall on the capital, officials said Sunday. Twenty-one people were missing in floods and landslides caused by Ketsana, according to Defence Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, who also heads the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC). Authorities rushed rescue and relief to thousands of people who spent the night on the roofs of their submerged houses in Manila and surrounding provinces. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN