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Dozens dead, villages flooded after Typhoon Vamco batters the Philippines

By Associated Press

Nov. 16, 2020

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A resident carries relief goods at their village damaged by Typhoon Vamco in Marikina, Philippines on Monday, Nov. 16. Typhoon Vamco left dozens of people dead as it swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas while it passed over the capital and storm-battered northeast Philippines, where rescuers were deployed last week to help people flee the rising waters.
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A man stands beside a large shoe statue toppled by strong winds from Typhoon Vamco in Marikina, Philippines on Monday, Nov. 16. Typhoon Vamco left dozens of people dead as it swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas while it passed over the capital and storm-battered northeast Philippines, where rescuers were deployed last week to help people flee the rising waters.
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Children play in mud in their village damaged by Typhoon Vamco in the Industrial Valley Complex in Marikina, Philippines on Monday, Nov. 16. Typhoon Vamco left dozens of people dead as it swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas while it passed over the capital and storm-battered northeast Philippines, where rescuers were deployed last week to help people flee the rising waters.
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A man uses plastic bags on his feet to protect his wound as they walk through mud from Typhoon Vamco in Marikina, Philippines on Monday, Nov. 16. Typhoon Vamco left dozens of people dead as it swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas while it passed over the capital and storm-battered northeast Philippines, where rescuers were deployed last week to help people flee the rising waters.
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Residents climb over piles of debris washed in floodwaters from Typhoon Vamco in Marikina, Philippines on Monday, Nov. 16. Typhoon Vamco left dozens of people dead as it swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas while it passed over the capital and storm-battered northeast Philippines, where rescuers were deployed last week to help people flee the rising waters.
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A man in coronavirus protection passes over a bridge covered in meters-high debris swept away by flood waters from Typhoon Vamco in Marikina, Philippines on Monday, Nov. 16. Typhoon Vamco left dozens of people dead as it swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas while it passed over the capital and storm-battered northeast Philippines, where rescuers were deployed last week to help people flee the rising waters.
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Residents liner up for relief goods in their village damaged by Typhoon Vamco in Marikina, Philippines on Monday, Nov. 16. Typhoon Vamco left dozens of people dead as it swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas while it passed over the capital and storm-battered northeast Philippines, where rescuers were deployed last week to help people flee the rising waters.
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Church worker Mary Queen Ga-an is reflected on the muddied picture of Jesus Christ as she cleans up mud brought about by Typhoon Vamco at the Immaculate Concepcion Chapel in the Industrial Valley Complex in Marikina, Philippines on Monday, Nov. 16. Typhoon Vamco left dozens of people dead as it swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas while it passed over the capital and storm-battered northeast Philippines, where rescuers were deployed last week to help people flee the rising waters.
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Church workers recover items at the Immaculate Concepcion Chapel damaged by Typhoon Vamco in Marikina, Philippines on Monday, Nov. 16. Typhoon Vamco left dozens of people dead as it swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas while it passed over the capital and storm-battered northeast Philippines, where rescuers were deployed last week to help people flee the rising waters.
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Residents carry relief goods in their village damaged by Typhoon Vamco in Marikina, Philippines on Monday, Nov. 16. Typhoon Vamco left dozens of people dead as it swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas while it passed over the capital and storm-battered northeast Philippines, where rescuers were deployed last week to help people flee the rising waters.
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A man wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus walks past belongings that are left to dry after mud from Typhoon Vamco covered parts of Marikina, Philippines on Monday, Nov. 16. Typhoon Vamco left dozens of people dead as it swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas while it passed over the capital and storm-battered northeast Philippines, where rescuers were deployed last week to help people flee the rising waters.
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A woman and child walks past a toppled vehicle covered in debris from Typhoon Vamco in the Industrial Valley Complex in Marikina, Philippines, Monday, Nov. 16. Typhoon Vamco left dozens of people dead as it swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas while it passed over the capital and storm-battered northeast Philippines, where rescuers were deployed last week to help people flee the rising waters.
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Church worker Irma Katapang cleans out mud from Typhoon Vamco at the Immaculate Concepcion Chapel in the Industrial Valley Complex in Marikina, Philippines on Monday, Nov. 16. Typhoon Vamco left dozens of people dead as it swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas while it passed over the capital and storm-battered northeast Philippines, where rescuers were deployed last week to help people flee the rising waters.
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In this handout photo provided by the Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division, floodwaters brought about by Typhoon Vamco inundate Cagayan valley region in northern Philippines on Sunday Nov. 15. Typhoon Vamco swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas as it passed over the storm-battered northeast Philippines, where rescuers were deployed early Thursday to help people flee the rising waters.
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