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Residents wade through floodwaters in a street after a sudden heavy downpour in suburban Manila on September 8, 2015, stranding thousands of commuters and office workers. Hundreds of people are killed in natural disasters each year in the Philippines, which is battered by an average of 20 typhoons and tropical storms annually. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)

Residents wade through floodwaters in a street after a sudden heavy downpour in suburban Manila on September 8, 2015, stranding thousands of commuters and office workers.  Hundreds of people are killed in natural disasters each year in the Philippines, which is battered by an average of 20 typhoons and tropical storms annually.    AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO        (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)