Philippines floods: hundreds dead or missing after storm

Residents wait for evacuation from Cainta Rizal, east of Manila Photograph: Erik De Castro/Reuters

Residents wade through floodwaters in Cainta Rizal, east of Manila Photograph: Erik De Castro/Reuters

A flood survivorwashes his family's soiled belongings in Silangan village, north of the capital, Manila Photograph: Erik De Castro/Reuters

Filipinos wade through floods to higher ground at Cainta, east of Manila Photograph: Francis R. Malasig/EPA

Men try to move a car as flood waters recede in Marikina City, near Manila Photograph: Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images

A resident trapped by floods brought by tropical storm Ketsana is evacuated to higher ground with his pet dogs in Marikina City Photograph: Jay Directo/AFP/Getty Images

Filipino rescuers evacuate flood victims in Pasig City, east of Manila Photograph: Francis R. Malasig/EPA

Filipino get packs of goods during a relief operation in Pampanga province, north of Manila Photograph: Rey Bruna/EPA

Filipinos are drenched in mud as they try to recover belongings from damaged riverside homes in San Mateo, in north-eastern Manila Photograph: Rolex Dela Pena/EPA

Filipinos plead for help as they evacuate a flooded hospital in Cainta, east of Manila Photograph: Francis R. Malasig/EPA

The hands of a victim are coated in mud after the body was recovered from the riverbanks in Marikina City Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

Houses destroyed by flooding in Marikina City, east of Manila Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images

Filipino rescuers use a crane to recover a body in Marikina City Photograph: Rolex Dela Pena/EPA

Rescuers use a boat to help trapped residents in Marikina city Photograph: Jay Directo/AFP/Getty Images

Two women scrape mud from the floor after floodwaters subside in Marikina City Photograph: Pat Roque/AP

A girl crosses a muddy road as flood waters recede in the outlying suburbs of Marikina City near Metro Manila Photograph: Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images

Oil spills in the Pasig river from damaged and submerged vehicles in Cainta, east of Manila Photograph: Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA

A man washes his clothes along the riverbanks in Marikina City, east of Manila. Filipinos are trying to rebuild their lives Monday after saving little more than the clothes they were wearing when tropical storm Ketsana struck, causing the capital's worst flooding in more than four decades Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP