Over 500,000 people are affected across 33 provinces as monsoon rains batter the main island, Luzon, including the nation’s capital, Manila.

Government reports also say the heavy rain has left at least 20 road sections cut off and forced hundreds of residents from their homes

Mehr als 750.000 Menschen sind in dem Inselstaat von den Unwettern betroffen. Auch in der Region um Manila standen Straßen und Wohngebiete unter Wasser.

More than half a million people in 33 provinces have been affected by the southwest monsoon