11.   Firefighters worked overtime to pump out water from flooded houses and basements, and entire districts were affected by power cuts.

12.   Health Secretary Carmencita Reodica said the cholera outbreak was traced to contaminated water supply after a flood last week affected several districts in the capital.

13.   Earlier, Health Secretary Carmencita Reodica traced the outbreak to a contaminated water supply after a flood last week affected several districts in Manila.

14.   Officials and residents said older areas of Bojnurd were the worst hit, while the modern districts were little affected.