A mother carries her children inside a public school used as an evacuation center for victims of the floods caused by the continuous rains of Typhoon Ketsana, locally known as Ondoy, in the town of Tanay, Rizal east of Manila September 28, 2009. The Philippines appealed for international aid to help tens of thousands marooned by flashfloods, and apologised for the delays in rescue efforts to avoid potential political fallout from the crisis. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT DISASTER IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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