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Typhoon Rammasun, Philippines – in pictures









A category-two storm shuts down Manila, prompts the evacuation of more than 370,000 people and causes widespread blackouts as at least people 10 die in the Philippines











Wednesday 16 July 2014 07.29 EDT







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Belongings are salvaged by residents on the coastline of the Tondo slum area in Manila. The storm prompted disaster officials to evacuate slum dwellers on the capital's outskirts. Photograph: Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA


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Trees are uprooted in Las Pinas. Photograph: Xinhua News Agency/REX


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A rescuer carries a child as they flee the Tondo slum district of the Philippines capital. Photograph: Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA


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A resident carries a tank of liquified gas in a flooded street, Quezon city. Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP


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Typhoon Rammasun has caused strong winds and heavy rain throughout Manila. Photograph: Juan Carlo de Vela/Demotix/Corbis


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A boat destroyed by strong winds in Baseco bay. Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters


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A resident of the slum community of Baseco moves to safer grounds. Photograph: Bullit Marquez/AP


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A boy tries to sweep floating debris from his flooded home in Quezon city. Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP


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The Tondo slum area of Manila. Photograph: Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA


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Motorists drive past fallen trees in Taguig city. Photograph: Bullit Marquez/AP


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A boy carries a plastic bag filled with belongings as residents are evacuated across Manila. The Philippine National Red Cross said the number of evacuated people had reached more than 370,000. Photograph: Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images


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Fishing boats are pictured amid heavy winds as the typhoon hit the town of Imus. Rammasun, a category-two storm is predicted to gain strength to become a category-three storm within a couple of days once back out at sea, as it heads for the Chinese island of Hainan. Photograph: Erik De Castro/Reuters


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