A devastating fire swept through a coastal shanty town in the Philippine capital, Manila, on Sunday, displacing at least 2,000 families and leaving around 8,000 people homeless. The fire, which blazed for nearly eight hours, destroyed approximately 1,000 houses in the densely packed stilt homes of Isla Puting Bato, located in the Tondo district.
Drone footage captured by the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office depicted the intense orange flames engulfing the makeshift dwellings in the squalid area. While the cause of the fire is still under investigation, incidents in Manila slums are often attributed to faulty electrical wiring or gas canisters.
