'Back to zero': Manila flood victims clean up, start again
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Manila: Manila street vendor Zenaida Cuerda said Thursday she is back to zero after floodwaters washed away the food she sells for a living and swep...
Manila: Manila street vendor Zenaida Cuerda said Thursday she is "back to zero" after floodwaters washed away the food she sells for a living and swept through her house.
She is one of thousands in the Philippine capital coming to terms with their losses from the relentless rain, after Typhoon Gaemi intensified the seasonal monsoon.
"All my capital is gone. I have nothing now," Cuerda told AFP, as she wiped away tears outside the concrete house she shares with her sister.
"I don't have a husband anymore. I can't rely on my children because they have their own families," she said.
At least 20 people were killed in Manila and surrounding provinces as the heavy rain triggered floods and landslides.