Floodwaters reaching more than four meters high swamped thousands of houses in the storm-battered northern Philippines on Tuesday after rivers overflowed following heavy rain and a dam release.

MANILA: Floodwaters reaching more than 4m high swamped thousands of houses in the storm-battered northern Philippines on Tuesday (Nov 19) after rivers overflowed following heavy rain and a dam release.

MANILA (Nov 19): Floodwaters hit hundreds of houses in the northern Philippines on Monday after water released from a dam following Typhoon Man-yi caused a major river to break its banks. Packing maximum sustained wind speeds of 185 kilometres (115 miles) an hour, Man-yi slammed into Catanduanes island late Saturday, and the main island ofRead More

MANILA: Floodwaters hit hundreds of houses in the northern Philippines on Monday (Nov 18) after water released from a dam following Typhoon Man-yi caused a major river to break its banks. Packing maximum sustained wind speeds of 185kmh, Man-yi slammed into Catanduanes island late on Saturday, and the