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    Posted August 12, 2012 by
    VeronicaLon
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    San Juan City, Philippines
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    No Garage Sale

    By VeronicaLon  |  Posted August 12, 2012  |  San Juan City, Philippines
     

    CNN PRODUCER NOTE     iReporter VeronicaLon snapped this image in San Juan City, Philippines of what looks like a garage sale but is actually people moving all their belongings out of their homes in order to clean up after the torrential rain and flooding that has swept across the region. "Compared to others we were lucky, because water was deeper in other areas," she said. "Our house is sturdy so we didn't need to evacuate, although we were trapped for a while on the second floor." The death toll from the raind and flooding has risen to 85, authorities said on Sunday.
    - sarahbrowngb, CNN iReport producer

    From August 7, 2012, Tuesday, heavy monsoon rains devastated Metro Manila, Philippines.

     

    90 percent of the National Capital Region was submerged in flood waters as non stop rains poured for two straight days.

     

    Thousands of residents needed to leave their homes and ended wet and hungry in evacuation centers.

     

    This event reminded the Filipinos of the year 2009 when Typhoon 'Ondoy' brought the same 'water world' scene to the Philippines.

     

    The weather cleared on Thursday, August 9, 2012. People began cleaning their homes and disposing of damaged pieces of furniture. Since power was cut off for days, residents placed their things in the streets to dry.

     

    These photos were taken on August 10, 2012 when F. Manalo Street in San Juan City, Philippines, looked as though the whole community is having a big garage sale.

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