Fire consumes hundreds of dwellings in a Manila shantytown, leaving about 1200 families homeless. Residents grabbed buckets and scrambled to water, hoping to douse the flames.

• 大火吞噬了马尼拉一个棚户区的上百处住所，致使1200多个家庭无家可归。人们提着水桶，爬上爬下的泼水，希望能扑灭火焰。