Philippines: Torrential rain triggers flooding in Manila (2).

RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “MANILA PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO —EDITORIAL USE ONLY— SHOTLIST MANILA, PHILIPPINES (AUG. 17, 2026) (MANILA PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE - RESTRICTED) 1. VARIOUS OF FLOODED STREET, PEOPLE AND VEHICLES MOVING THROUGH FLOODWATER 2. PERSON ON BOAT MOVING THROUGH FLOODED STREET 3. PEOPLE, INCLUDING CHILDREN, GETTING INTO TRUCK IN FLOODWATERMANILA, PHILIPPINES - AUG. 17 - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “MANILA PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE” 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.