People Escape From Flooded Region Near Manila

A man uses ropes to move to safer grounds as a river overflows in suburban Cainta City, east of Manila, Philippines, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. A fresh deluge forced more evacuations along fast-rising rivers in the Philippine capital Thursday, as the city and surrounding areas struggled to deal with widespread flooding triggered by nearly two weeks of relentless rains. <AP/NEWSis>

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