A slow moving tropical storm battered the Philippines on Wednesday, leaving 27 dead and over 60 injured or missing, according to a government disaster response agency. The country's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council began rescuing stranded people and searching for fishermen swept away by powerful waves after Tropical Storm Juaning made landfall early Wednesday along northern Aurora province.
Several villages have been flooded in the storm that has wind gusts of up to 60 mph.
Officials cautioned residents in low-lying areas and mountainous regions about flash floods and landslides, while coastal regions have been warned about storm surges and deadly waves. However, that hasn't stopped some kids from playing in the waters. While children revel in the water, others have created makeshift boats to wade through their neighborhoods.
Here's a look at how some Filipinos are handling the rain:
The Filipinos got just 0.17% of the vote.REUTERSA boy wades through floodwaters along a main street in Navotas city, north of Manila, July 27, 2011 after officials of the Department of Education postponed classes in the capital due to continuous rainfall brought by Typhoon Nock-Ten, locally known as Juaning.REUTERSBoys run through floodwaters along a main street in Navotas city, north of Manila, July 27, 2011 after officials of the Department of Education postponed classes in the capital due to continuous rainfall brought by Typhoon Nock-Ten, locally known as Juaning.REUTERSPeople travel in a flooded street in Las Pinas, Metro Manila July 26, 2011. More than 100,000 families were displaced due to flooding, while 11 fishermen were missing in central Philippines as Typhoon Juaning battered the main Luzon island, forcing schools to close and grounding domestic flights and ferry services, disaster officials said on Tuesday.REUTERSA man paddles a makeshift raft through a flooded street in Las Pinas, Metro Manila July 26, 2011.REUTERSStudents carry their shoes as they wade through floodwaters after the Department of Education officially suspended classes due to continuous rainfall brought by Typhoon Nock-Ten or locally known as Juaning in Manila July 26, 2011.REUTERSChildren lie on a flooded street while playing in Las Pinas, Metro Manila July 26, 2011.REUTERS
