An aerial view shows houses submerged in flood waters caused by Typhoon Mirinae in Santa Cruz, Laguna south of Manila October 31, 2009. The third typhoon to hit the Philippines in five weeks slammed into the main island of Luzon on Saturday, uprooting trees and toppling power lines, but there were no immediate reports of widespread damage.
REUTERS/Philippine Air Force/Handout (PHILIPPINES DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)