Flash floods in Philippines

A relative weeps during a mass burial for flood victims at a public cemetery in Iligan City.  (Bullit Marquez / Associated Press)

A stray dog approaches the carcass of a water buffalo amid debris left behind by the flooding near Iligan City.  (Bullit Marquez / Associated Press)

A relative lights candles near the coffins of flood victims during a mass burial in Iligan City.  (Bullit Marquez / Associated Press)

A survivor of typhoon Washi searches through debris in Dumaguete City after the storm hit.  (Hersley Ven Casero / For the Times)

Residents search outside their homes as the raging Banica River roars by after typhoon Washi hit Dumaguete City and other parts of Negros Oriental.  (Alma Zosan Alcoran / For The Times)

Residents search their homes after typhoon Washi hit Dumaguete City and other parts of Negros Oriental.  (Alma Zosan Alcoran / For The Times)

People search for relatives among houses swept away by flood waters in Cagayan De Oro city, southern Mindanao, Philippines. Flash floods hit the region Friday night.  (Bobby Lagsa / EPA)

A resident walks past vehicles submerged in floodwaters after tropical storm Washi raked through Iligan City on the southern island of Mindanao.  (Cherryl Vergeire / AFP/Getty Images)

Residents stand among debris in Iligan City on the southern island of Mindanao. Flash floods devastated a southern Philippines region, killing more than 400 people while they slept and rousting hundreds of others to their rooftops.  (Cherryl Vergeire / AFP/Getty Images)

People fetch drinking water in Balulang town, Cagayan De Oro City, southern Mindanao.  (Dennis M. Sabangan / EPA)

People move livestock to safer grounds after floods ravaged parts of the Philippines.  (Dennis M. Sabangan / EPA)

A Filipino boy walks past debris in Balulang town, Cagayan De Oro City, southern Mindanao, Philippines.  (Dennis M. Sabangan / EPA)