Floods in the Philippines – in pictures

Locals in Pasay city, part of Metropolitan Manila, struggle to cope as heavy rains have been intensified by tropical storm Trami Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters

Office workers cross a flooded street using makeshift floats during heavy rain at the financial district of Makati Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

A resident takes a break in her flooded house in Sucat Photograph: John Javellana/Reuters

Residents take shelter from the rain after floodwaters inundated their homes in the farming town of Novaleta Photograph: Jay Directo/AFP/Getty Images

A man and a rescuer carry children to higher ground as government authorities evacuate residents after a swollen river in Marikina city flooded Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

Rescuers ride in a dinghy on the swollen river to look for evacuees from riverside communities in Marikina city Photograph: Rolex Dela Pena/EPA

A man carries groceries through floodwater in Kawit town Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters

Major roads were impassable in Manila as floodwaters reached waist or neck deep in some areas Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images

Men transport meat in a flooded street in Las Piñas city Photograph: Francis R Malasig/EPA

A man wades past a sheltering dog in Quezon City Photograph: Rouelle Umali/Rex Features

Residents wade through a water-logged street in Quezon City Photograph: REX/Rouelle Umali/Rex Features

Tourists on a makeshift raft in Pasay city, part of Metropolitan Manila Photograph: Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA

Pedestrians walk along a flooded road in Manila. More than half a million people have been affected by the monsoon Photograph: Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images

Major roads were impassable as floodwaters reached waist or neck deep in some areas Photograph: Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images