Typhoon Nesat ravages the Philippines

Powerful storm hits main island flooding streets and leaving more than 100,000 residents stranded. Large parts of the capital, Manila, a city of 13 million, are without power and the financial markets, schools and government offices have been shut

A man looks at his damaged house, which was hit by a cargo ship that broke free of its anchor in a slum area of Baseco, Manila, Philippines
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A cyclist wades across a flooded street in Manila
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A boy cries as he waits for the recovery of his relatives beneath the rubble after strong winds brought by typhoon Nesat knocked down a wall killing four residents in Valenzuela City
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A man carries the makeshift coffin containing his two-day old baby in San Mateo, Rizal, east of Manila
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Locals brave strong winds in Las Pinas, south of Manila, Philippines
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A pylon falls on to a car in Tondo city
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Fishermen view a cargo ship that washed ashore at the port in Navotas city
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Residents living near the seafront evacuate their shanty after heavy winds and rains brought by typhoon Nesat, locally known as Pedring, hit Navotas city
Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters