Roads swamped as monsoon rains batter the Philippines

Roads were swamped as monsoon rains, strengthened by a low-pressure area, battered west-central Philippines on Monday.

Footage shows residents of Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro province wading through knee-deep, muddy floodwaters amid the downpour on October 25. Small vehicles had trouble passing through the road while the flood also invaded establishments and homes in the area. Locals have blamed clogged drainage systems in the village for the rise in water level.