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11:11 GMT, Sunday, 22 June 2008 12:11 UK

In pictures: Philippines typhoon

Residents wade through a flooded street in Manila following heavy rains brought about by typhoon Fengshen.

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Typhoon Fengshen has been lashing much of the Philippines, causing widespread flooding.

A farming village in Zamboanga province, southern Philippines.

A farming village in Zamboanga province, southern Philippines.

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Worst-hit were areas in the centre and south of the country.

Anxious relatives wait outside the Sulpicio Lines terminal in suburban Manila

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Fears have been growing about more than 700 passengers and crew of a ferry which capsized near Sibuyan island on Saturday.

Vehicles negotiate a shallow portion of a flooded highway following heavy rains brought about by typhoon Fengshen in Manila

Vehicles negotiate a shallow portion of a flooded highway following heavy rains brought about by typhoon Fengshen in Manila

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The capital, Manila, has not been spared the wrath of the storm that has killed many people.

An electric post blocks a road.

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With winds of about 170km/h (106mph), the storm caused widespread disruption.

A passenger bus negotiates a flooded road in Manila.

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People - and vehicles - had to negotiate flooded streets on Sunday.

A man and his family brave strong winds in Manila.

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And there was no sign that the rain and winds were abating.

A government worker removes the debris clogging a drainage system of a highway following a flooding brought about by typhoon Fengshen in Manila.

A government worker removes the debris clogging a drainage system of a highway following a flooding brought about by typhoon Fengshen in Manila.

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But workers in the capital went out to try to restore some kind of normality.

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