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Residents survey their houses, which were gutted by a fire overnight, in an informal settlers area, near the south harbour port in Manila on February 8, 2017.
More than a thousand houses were razed during the ten-hour fire, which left some 3,000 people homeless, according to local media. / AFP PHOTO / Ted ALJIBE
Residents stand amongst the ruins of their houses, which were gutted by a fire overnight, in an informal settlers area near the south harbour port in Manila on February 8, 2017.
More than a thousand houses were razed during the ten-hour fire, which left some 3,000 people homeless, according to local media. / AFP PHOTO / Ted ALJIBE