Powerful Typhoon Koppu plows into the northeastern Philippines killing at least 11
Army, police and civilian volunteers rushed Monday to rescue hundreds of villagers trapped in flooded homes and rooftops in a northern Philippine province battered by slow-moving Typhoon Koppu.
A man paddles a makeshift raft made from banana trunks over a flooded rice field north of Manila, a day after typhoon Koppu hit Aurora province.AFP / Getty Images
A resident uses an inflatable inner tube to help him and a rescued pig stay afloat in floodwaters.Ted Aljibe/AFP / Getty Images
A farmer ride his water buffalo to higher ground north of Manila.AFP / Getty Images
Residents cross a swelling dam in Las Pinas city, metro Manila.Ezra Acayan/Reuters
A fisherman moors his boat during a sailing ban due to the threat of Typhoon Koppu at a coastal village in Bacoor, south of Manila.Ezra Acayan/Reuters
Houses, partially submerged by flood water caused after heavy rains, are seen in City Camp Lagoon at Baguio city, north of Manila.Reuters
People brave wind and rains as they collect recyclable materials from debris washed ashore along Roxas boulevard in Manila.Ted Aljibe/AFP / Getty Images
Residents take shelter under a shed as other villagers hold onto a rope to cross a flooded road amidst a strong current in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija northern Philippines.Erik de Castro/Reuters
Typhoon evacuees sleep at a school gymnasium after fleeing their homes due to flooding in Cabanatuan city, northern Philippines.Bullit Marquez/The Associated Press
Residents and rescuers stand on top of a damaged house as they cut apart a toppled tree from Typhoon Koppu in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila.Aaron Favila/The Associated Press