Filipino residents rescue a woman from rising floodwaters in Las Pinas City, Philippines, on Monday, September 23. More than a dozen people were killed in the Philippines on Monday as heavy rains from Typhoon Usagi battered the main island of Luzon. The storm forced the relocation of hundreds of thousands of people, the cancellation of hundreds of flights and the closing of a major shipping lane. Also, at least 25 people are reported killed in southern China.
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Filipino residents rescue a woman from rising floodwaters in Las Pinas City, Philippines, on Monday, September 23. More than a dozen people were killed in the Philippines on Monday as heavy rains from Typhoon Usagi battered the main island of Luzon. The storm forced the relocation of hundreds of thousands of people, the cancellation of hundreds of flights and the closing of a major shipping lane. Also, at least 25 people are reported killed in southern China.
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A resident using an inner tube as a makeshift raft paddles through chest-deep floodwaters along a street in Manila on September 23.
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A resident using an inner tube as a makeshift raft paddles through chest-deep floodwaters along a street in Manila on September 23.
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A resident closes the gate of his flooded home in Manila after torrential rains pounded Luzon island on September 23.
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A resident closes the gate of his flooded home in Manila after torrential rains pounded Luzon island on September 23.
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Residents wade through a flooded street in suburban Quezon City, northeast of Manila, on September 23.
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Residents wade through a flooded street in suburban Quezon City, northeast of Manila, on September 23.
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A passenger sleeps at Hong Kong's international airport as flights are delayed on September 23.
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A passenger sleeps at Hong Kong's international airport as flights are delayed on September 23.
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Soldiers rescue trapped residents northwest of Manila, Philippines, on September 23.
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Soldiers rescue trapped residents northwest of Manila, Philippines, on September 23.
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Rescued residents wait for floods to subside after torrential rains pounded the island of Luzon on September 23.
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Rescued residents wait for floods to subside after torrential rains pounded the island of Luzon on September 23.
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People walk through a flooded residential area in Shantou, China, on September 23.
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People walk through a flooded residential area in Shantou, China, on September 23.
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Police officers check for damage caused by Typhoon Usagi at a construction site in Hong Kong on September 23.
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Police officers check for damage caused by Typhoon Usagi at a construction site in Hong Kong on September 23.
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A man runs from a huge wave on a wharf in Shantou, China, on Sunday, September 22.
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A man runs from a huge wave on a wharf in Shantou, China, on Sunday, September 22.
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Typhoon Usagi floods streets in Manila, Philippines, as it sweeps through the Luzon Strait that separates the Philippines and Taiwan on September 22.
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Typhoon Usagi floods streets in Manila, Philippines, as it sweeps through the Luzon Strait that separates the Philippines and Taiwan on September 22.
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A banana vendor crosses a flooded street on September 22 as monsoon rains from Typhoon Usagi pound Manila, Philippines.
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A banana vendor crosses a flooded street on September 22 as monsoon rains from Typhoon Usagi pound Manila, Philippines.
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Tourists hang on to their umbrellas near the waterfront in Hong Kong on September 22.
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Tourists hang on to their umbrellas near the waterfront in Hong Kong on September 22.
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With thousands of passengers stranded, airlines and airport authorities were scrambling to deal with the backlog of flights at Hong Kong International Airport on September 22.
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With thousands of passengers stranded, airlines and airport authorities were scrambling to deal with the backlog of flights at Hong Kong International Airport on September 22.
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Typhoon Usagi's torrential rains caused landslides at a southern Taiwanese resort, sending mud and rocks crashing through the windows late Saturday, September 21.
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Typhoon Usagi's torrential rains caused landslides at a southern Taiwanese resort, sending mud and rocks crashing through the windows late Saturday, September 21.
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