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Typhoon Rammasun Rips Through the Philippines

Fishing boats are pictured amid heavy winds and rain brought by Typhoon Rammasun as it hit the town of Imus, Cavite southwest of Manila, July 16, 2014.
Fishing boats are pictured amid heavy winds and rain brought by Typhoon Rammasun as it hit the town of Imus, Cavite southwest of Manila, July 16, 2014.Erik de Castro—Reuters
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Fishing boats are pictured amid heavy winds and rain brought by Typhoon Rammasun as it hit the town of Imus, Cavite southwest of Manila, July 16, 2014.
Fishing boats are pictured amid heavy winds and rain brought by Typhoon Rammasun as it hit the town of Imus, Cavite southwest of Manila, July 16, 2014. Erik de Castro—Reuters
A Filipino father with his child covered under a plastic sheet flee the strong winds and rain brought by typhoon Rammasun in the Tondo slum area, in Manila, Philippines, July 16, 2014.
A father with his child covered under a plastic sheet flee the strong winds and rain brought by typhoon Rammasun in the Tondo slum area, in Manila, Philippines, July 16, 2014. Dennis M. Sabangan—EPA
Filipino residents dismantle a shanty after it was damaged by a barged caused by strong winds and rain brought by typhoon Rammasun along the coastline of the Tondo slum area, in Manila, July 16, 2014.
Residents dismantle a shanty after it was damaged by a barged caused by strong winds and rain brought by typhoon Rammasun along the coastline of the Tondo slum area, in Manila, July 16, 2014.Dennis M. Sabangan—EPA
A fisherman secures his fishpen from strong winds and rain brought by Typhoon Rammasun as it hit the coastal town of Bacoor, Cavite southwest of Manila, July 16, 2014.
A fisherman secures his fishpen from strong winds and rain brought by Typhoon Rammasun as it hit the coastal town of Bacoor, Cavite southwest of Manila, July 16, 2014. Erik de Castro—Reuters
A squatter's house is pounded by strong winds and rain brought by Typhoon Rammasun as it hit the coastal town of Bacoor, Cavite southwest of Manila, July 16, 2014.
A squatter's house is pounded by strong winds and rain brought by Typhoon Rammasun as it hit the coastal town of Bacoor, Cavite southwest of Manila, July 16, 2014. Erik de Castro—Reuters
Residents flee strong winds and rain brought by typhoon Typhoon Rammasun in Las Pinas city, south of Manila, July 16, 2014.
Residents flee strong winds and rain brought by typhoon Typhoon Rammasun in Las Pinas city, south of Manila, July 16, 2014. Francis R. Malasig—EPA
A huge tree crushes a car during the onslaught of Typhoon Rammasun that hit Makati city in Manila July 16, 2014.
A huge tree crushes a car during the onslaught of Typhoon Rammasun that hit Makati city in Manila July 16, 2014. Mark DeMayo—Reuters
A fisherman's house in the middle of a fish pen leans to one side as it is pounded by waves, strong winds and rain brought by Typhoon Rammasun in the coastal town of Bacoor, Cavite, southwest of Manila, July 16, 2014.
A fisherman's house in the middle of a fish pen leans to one side as it is pounded by waves, strong winds and rain brought by Typhoon Rammasun in the coastal town of Bacoor, Cavite, southwest of Manila, July 16, 2014. Erik de Castro—Reuters

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