Children playing with mud caused by Typhoon Ketsana, locally known as Ondoy, in Montalban Rizal, west of Manila October 2, 2009. The Philippines declared a nationwide state of calamity on Friday as a "super typhoon" bore down a week after flash floods killed nearly 300 people in and around Manila. Typhoon Parma, about 150 km (100 miles) east of Luzon, was gaining strength as it churned west-northwest toward the mainland, bringing heavy rain.
It's amazing how children can still smile and laugh even if they have been devastated by mudflows brought about by the floods caused by Typhoon Ketsana. Call it innocence, but it's a warm thing to see during coverages such as these
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