Philippines flood

A man crosses deep floodwaters using water containers as floaters in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines on Tuesday Aug. 7, 2012. Torrential rains pounding the Philippine capital on Tuesday paralyzed traffic as waist deep floods triggered evacuations of tens of thousands of residents and the government suspended work in offices and schools.(AP Photo)

A man clings on to the pole of a basketball court as he tries to cross flooded area in Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines, on Tuesday Aug. 7, 2012. (AP Photo)

A resident carries a monitor along a flooded road in Marikina City, east of Manila, Philippines, Wednesday Aug. 8, 2012. (AP Photo)

Residents go back to their homes along a flooded area as it slowly inches down in Marikina City, east of Manila, Philippines, Wednesday Aug. 8, 2012. (AP Photo)

A man uses a boat to carry people across a flooded street in San Juan, east of Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. (AP Photo)

Rescuers carry residents on a rescue boat along flooded areas in Marikina, east of Manila, Philippines on Thursday Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo)

Residents hang on to a rope as they pass strong currents along a flooded area in Marikina, east of Manila, Philippines on Thursday Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo)

A man uses ropes to move to safer grounds as a river overflows in suburban Cainta City, east of Manila, Philippines, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo)

A man pulls plastic containers filled with clean water in a flooded street in Taytay town east of Manila, Philippines, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. (AP Photo)

Residents clean their clothes along a river as floods recede in suburban Marikina city, east of Manila, Philippines, Friday Aug. 10, 2012. (AP Photo)