Flood victims stay inside a crowded basketball court that has converted into a temporary evacuation center in Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines on Thursday Aug. 9, 2012. Over 2 million people 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)