Philippines Flooding Displaces Thousands As New Storm Threatens

In Cainta, a small town on the outskirts of Manila, people turned styrofoam boxes and abandoned refrigerators into makeshift floatations to navigate the floods (Credit: AFP)

Heavy flooding inundated the Philippines' capital on Tuesday, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and schools and government offices to shut, while a fresh storm brewed off the coast.

At least six people have died and another six remain missing after Tropical Storm Wipha skirted the country on Friday, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.