A resident paddles his improvised raft with his pet dog as they head for higher ground in suburban Manila in August 2012. Almost 2,000 people were forced to flee their homes in the southern ... more 

A resident paddles his improvised raft with his pet dog as they head for higher ground in suburban Manila in August 2012. Almost 2,000 people were forced to flee their homes in the southern Philippines after heavy rains caused rivers to burst their banks, the government said on Sunday less