Photos: Typhoon Saola kills at least 14 in Philippines

Posted Aug 01, 2012

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Torrential rains from an approaching typhoon battered eastern Taiwan on Wednesday after killing at least 14 people and displacing 154,000 in the Philippines.
At least one death in Taiwan was reported. Local media said a falling tree killed a woman near the southern city of Kaohsiung.
Typhoon Saola was about 160 kilometers (100 miles) east of the coastal city of Hualien in the afternoon and had sustained winds of 137 kph (86 mph) and gusts of 173 kph (109 mph). It was moving slowly but growing stronger and was expected to continue to strengthen.

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A Filipino woman carries a girl along a flooded street in Obando town, Bulacan province, north of Manila, Philippines on Tuesday July 31, 2012. Typhoon Saola dumped torrents of rain as it swept past the Philippines, killing at least seven people and displacing more than 20,000 others by Tuesday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Filipino police ferry people along flooded areas at Malabon city, north of Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Fierce winds and heavy rains from the slow-moving Typhoon Saola battered the country, displacing 154,000 people. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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A Filipino boy raises a bag of bread to keep it dry as he negotiates deep floods at Malabon city, north of Manila, Philippines, Wednesday Aug. 1, 2012. Fierce winds and heavy rains from the slow-moving Typhoon Saola battered the country, displacing 154,000 people. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Filipino men wade through chest-deep floods at Malabon city, north of Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Fierce wind and heavy rain from the slow-moving Typhoon Saola battered the country, displacing 154,000 people. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Filipinos wade through garbage-laden floodwaters at Navotas city, north of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Fierce winds and heavy rains from the slow-moving Typhoon Saola battered the country, displacing 154,000 people. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Filipino boys wade along garbage-laden floodwaters at Navotas city, north of Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Fierce winds and heavy rains from the slow-moving Typhoon Saola battered the country, displacing 154,000 people. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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A man holding a pole stay on the mound of garbage washed ashore by big waves as others look for recyclable materials Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012 along Roxas Blvd. in Manila, Philippines. The slow-moving Typhoon Saola killed at least 12 people and displaced 154,000 in the Philippines. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)
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Commuters drive in flood waters brought on by Typhoon Saola on a road in Manila on August 1, 2012. The storm killed at least 14 people as it poured heavy rains on the Philippines for the fourth day in a row, forcing the evacuation of more than 145,000 people, said the civil defence chief Benito Ramos. JAY DIRECTO/AFP/GettyImages
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Commuters drive in flood waters brought on by Typhoon Saola on a road in Manila on August 1, 2012. The storm killed at least 14 people as it poured heavy rains on the Philippines for the fourth day in a row, forcing the evacuation of more than 145,000 people, said the civil defence chief Benito Ramos. JAY DIRECTO/AFP/GettyImages
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Residents wade through a flooded street in the town of Navotas in suburban Manila on August 1, 2012, after heavy rains and strong winds brought about by Typhoon Saola hit the capital for another day. Hundreds of people fled their homes on August 1 after flooding from Typhoon Saola brought the death toll to 14 after four days of bad weather. TED ALJIBE/AFP/GettyImages
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Residents wade through a flooded street in the town of Navotas in suburban Manila on August 1, 2012, after heavy rains and strong winds brought about by Typhoon Saola hit the capital for another day. Hundreds of people fled their homes on August 1 after flooding from Typhoon Saola brought the death toll to 14 after four days of bad weather. TED ALJIBE/AFP/GettyImages
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Motorists maneuover through a flooded street in Manila on August 1, 2012, after heavy rains and strong winds brought about by Typhoon Saola hit the capital for another day. Hundreds of people fled their homes on August 1 after flooding from Typhoon Saola brought the death toll to 14 after four days of bad weather. TED ALJIBE/AFP/GettyImages
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People collect recyclable materials amongst the rubbish washed ashore on Roxas boulevard promenade in Manila on August 1, 2012, as heavy rains and strong winds brought about by Typhoon Saola hit the capital city for another day. Hundreds of people fled their homes, as Typhoon Saola brought heavy rains, floods and powerful waves to the Philippines, bringing the death toll to 14 after four days of bad weather. TED ALJIBE/AFP/GettyImages
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A Filipino boy plays along a flooded street in Obando town, Bulacan province, north of Manila, Philippines Tuesday July 31, 2012. Typhoon Saola dumped torrents of rain as it swept past the Philippines, killing at least seven people and displacing more than 20,000 others by Tuesday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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A man reacts as a big wave hits the sea wall while their car remains stuck on hole Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012 along Roxas Blvd. in Manila, Philippines. The slow-moving Typhoon Saola killed at least 12 people and displaced 154,000 in the Philippines. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)
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A woman with a damaged umbrella braves winds caused by Typhoon Saola in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Torrential rains from the approaching typhoon battered eastern Taiwan on Wednesday after killing at least 14 people and displacing 154,000 in the Philippines. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)