Isla Puting Bato sits in the district of Tondo, which is Manila’s largest slum area home to roughly 654,220 people.
Jam Sta Rosa/AFP/Getty ImagesThere have been no immediate reports of casualties.
Manila Mayor Maria Sheilah “Honey” Lacuna-Pangan visited Isla Puting Bato on Monday and spoke with survivors who spent the night in makeshift tents.
Jam Sta Rosa/AFP/Getty ImagesA firefighter carries a dog rescued from a fire in a slum area in Manila.
Jam Sta Rosa/AFP/Getty Images
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