3,783 families evacuated due to flood in Marikina City, the Philippines
Xinhua
1534159019000
![](https://cdnpdcontent.aikan.pdnews.cn/oss_image/2018/08/13/qc.wa.news.cn/137385862_15341182049671n.jpg)
Residents take shelter inside modular tents at an evacuation center in Marikina City, the Philippines, Aug. 12, 2018. (Photos: Xinhua)
![](https://cdnpdcontent.aikan.pdnews.cn/oss_image/2018/08/13/qc.wa.news.cn/137385862_15341182050271n.jpg)
Days of torrents of rainfall and flooding battered a widespread area in the Philippines.
![](https://cdnpdcontent.aikan.pdnews.cn/oss_image/2018/08/13/qc.wa.news.cn/137385862_15341182050921n.jpg)
A major river in Marikina, a city in Metro Manila, swelled on Saturday night.
![](https://cdnpdcontent.aikan.pdnews.cn/oss_image/2018/08/13/qc.wa.news.cn/137385862_15341182051671n.jpg)
Local government evacuated 3,783 families or 17,676 people living near the riverbanks to 19 government temporary shelters.
![](https://cdnpdcontent.aikan.pdnews.cn/oss_image/2018/08/13/qc.wa.news.cn/137385862_15341182052221n.jpg)
Days of torrents of rainfall and flooding battered a widespread area in the Philippines.