Residents of the Philippines began cleaning up Wednesday after a devastating blow from Typhoon Nesat. However, the country is not in the clear yet. Another storm, Typhoon Nalgae, is expected to hit on Saturday.
Typhoon Nesat demolished seawalls, flooded rivers, and left at least 21 people dead and over two dozen missing.
The storm brought some of the worst flooding in decades to Manila, the Philippine capital, before blowing over the main island of the archipelago, Luzon, and on toward China's Hainan Island with maximum sustained winds of 75mph.
Emergency services joined residents in cleaning up the capital and restoring electricity on Wednesday, though several portions of Manila remained closed.
The Office of Civil Defense said that floods were receding across Luzon as the weather cleared, though many low-lying rice-producing plains remained underwater.
Have a look at Typhoon Nesat's widespread damage in the photos below:
Fishermen stand at the scene of a cargo ship washed ashore at the sea port in Navotas city, north of Manila September 27, 2011, after Typhoon Nesat, locally known as Pedring, hit the capital, Manila. Typhoon Nesat pounded the Philippines' main island on Tuesday, lashing crop-growing provinces and bringing the capital to a near standstill as it disrupted power supplies and closed financial markets, government offices, transport and schools.REUTERSResidents living near the sea front evacuate their shanty after heavy winds and rains brought by Typhoon Nesat, locally known as Pedring, hit Navotas city, north of Manila September 27, 2011. Typhoon Nesat pounded the Philippines' main island on Tuesday, lashing crop-growing provinces and bringing the capital to a near standstill as it disrupted power supplies and closed financial markets, government offices, transport and schools.REUTERSA electric post is seen after it slammed into a house after a heavy winds brought by Typhoon Nesat, locally known as Pedring, hit Tondo city, metro Manila September 27, 2011. Typhoon Nesat pounded the Philippines' main island on Tuesday, lashing crop-growing provinces and bringing the capital to a near standstill as it disrupted power supplies and closed financial markets, government offices, transport and schools.REUTERSA electric post is seen after it slammed into a house after a heavy winds brought by Typhoon Nesat, locally known as Pedring, hit Tondo city, metro Manila September 27, 2011. Typhoon Nesat pounded the Philippines' main island on Tuesday, lashing crop-growing provinces and bringing the capital to a near standstill as it disrupted power supplies and closed financial markets, government offices, transport and schools.REUTERSResidents are seen at the evacuation center after their shanties were hit by floodwaters brought by Typhoon Nesat, locally known as Pedring, hit Baseco town, Tondo city, north of Manila September 27, 2011. Typhoon Nesat pounded the Philippines' main island on Tuesday, lashing crop-growing provinces and bringing the capital to a near standstill as it disrupted power supplies and closed financial markets, government offices, transport and schools.REUTERSResidents carry pieces of wood as they clean up their house damaged by floodwaters brought by Typhoon Nesat in Marikina City, Metro Manila September 28, 2011. The Philippines began on Wednesday the clean-up of flooded areas and assessments of damage, including to the key rice crop, a day after Typhoon Nesat left behind at least 21 dead.REUTERSLocal officials prepare boats to evacuate residents amid rising flood waters in San Mateo, Rizal, east of Manila September 27, 2011. Typhoon Nesat, locally known as Pedring, pounded the Philippines' main island on Tuesday, lashing crop-growing provinces and bringing the capital to a near standstill as it disrupted power supplies and closed financial markets, government offices, transport and schools.REUTERS
