A Filipino boy walks along a muddy road after flooding in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines, Friday Aug. 10, 2012. About 2.4 million people in Manila and nearby provinces were affected by Manila's worst flooding since 2009 as more than half of the sprawling metropolis of 12 million was submerged at the peak, and schools and offices have been closed for days. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)