Taiwan and eastern China are on alert for typhoons, while elsewhere in the region, heavy downpours caused deadly floods and mudslides.
Severe Weather and Floods Hit Asia
![Residents ride a makeshift raft down a flooded street in Malabon, Manila, August 2, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/541e861a-33d1-4fdb-82e4-baa3ec5c1fdb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/00033fa5-8508-466c-8b87-82d5102bdfc4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e2770b53-6437-46d4-8eb6-b8b4becfd2fc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2b2d4704-5696-49c7-8647-0a1ae471cf02_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A mother and her family brave winds from Typhoon Saola in Taipei, Taiwan, August 1, 2012.