Five people have been killed and three are missing in the Philippines due to floods and landslides in Manila and neighbouring areas caused by heavy rain.
People look through garbage washed ashore at Manila's bay today following days of torrential rains
The Philippines is feeling the fallout of Typhoon Aere - which has killed at least 30 people in Taiwan, Japan and China this week - and Typhoon Chaba, which is moving towards the southern Japanese island of Okinawa.
Neither typhoon hit the Philippines directly, but driving winds and torrential rains caused chaos in many parts of the main island of Luzon.
In Manila, a sprawling metropolis of 12 million, some areas were waist-deep in murky water. City officials said the flooding was worsened by garbage dumped in waterways, which hampered the performance of sluices and pumps.
Thousands of people were displaced, government offices and schools in the capital were shut, and the foreign exchange market closed early at midday.
Police said a portion of a major road in the northern province of Nueva Ecija was partially covered by a landslide. The Philippine Coast Guard barred small vessels from leaving Manila ports due to the bad weather.
The Philippines is hit by 17 to 20 typhoons every year.