Philippines: Torrential rain triggers flooding in Manila.

RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “MANILA CITY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO —EDITORIAL USE ONLY— SHOTLIST MANILA, PHILIPPINES (AUG. 17, 2026) (MANILA CITY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT - RESTRICTED) 1. DRONE SHOTS OF FLOODED ROADS AROUND MANILA CITY HALL / VEHICLES MOVING THROUGH FLOODED STREETS 2. FLOODWATER ALONG KALAW AVENUE / WATER SURGING ACROSS ROAD AS VEHICLE PASSES 3. VEHICLES AND PEOPLE MOVING THROUGH FLOODED STREET AT BAMBANG STREET AND RIZAL AVENUEMANILA, PHILIPPINES - AUG. 17 - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “MANILA CITY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO —EDITORIAL USE ONLY—: Torrential rain triggered flooding in Manila on Monday, Aug. 17, after intense rainfall swept through the Philippine capital. Rainfall reached 177.6 millimetres at one monitoring station between midnight and 2 p.m., while another recorded 64.6 mm in a single hour around noon. Floodwater reached about three feet, or waist level, along Kalaw Avenue between Maria Orosa Street and Taft Avenue, where the road was reported impassable to all vehicles. Water also reached knee level at the intersection of Bambang Street and Rizal Avenue, while flooding was recorded on roads around Manila City Hall.