Severe Weather and Floods Hit Asia

Residents ride a makeshift raft down a flooded street in Malabon, Manila, August 2, 2012.

A family stays inside their shelter in a flooded evacuation center, Aug. 2, 2012 in Navotas City, Philippines.

A man stands on a mound of garbage washed ashore by big waves as others search for recyclable materials, Aug. 1, 2012 along Roxas Blvd. in Manila, Philippines.

A mother and her family brave winds from Typhoon Saola in Taipei, Taiwan, August 1, 2012.

Residents wade on a flooded street to buy drinking water in Malabon, Manila, August 1, 2012.

Tourists brave winds and rain from the approaching Typhoon Saola in Taipei, Taiwan, August 1, 2012.

Pedicabs carry passengers through a flooded street as flood waters continue to rise in Navotas City, Philippines, Aug. 2, 2012.

A woman talks on her mobile phone at the trunk of her car as she waits for rescue on a flooded street in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China, July 31, 2012.

A man collects plastic and other recyclable materials from debris in the waters of Manila Bay after tropical storm Saola hit the Philippine capital, July 30, 2012.

A boat goes pass a flooded street in Anju City, South Phyongan Province, in North Korea, July 30, 2012.

Residents wait on the roof of a flooded building in Anju City, South Phyongan Province, North Korea, July 30, 2012.