Around 8,000 people have been displaced after a massive fire tore through a shanty town in the Philippine capital on Sunday morning.
The blaze broke out at around 8 am (local time) and burned until 4 pm, and Manila said the fire destroyed around 1,000 houses.
Drone footage from the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office showed the Isla Puting Bato village houses being razed to the ground.
Isla Puting Bato is in the district of Tondo, one of Manila’s largest slum areas, home to around 654,220 people.
The cause of the fire is still unknown and is being investigated by authorities, but blazes in Manila are often caused by faulty electrical wiring.
"That area is fire-prone since most of the houses there are made of light materials," firefighter Geanelli Nunez told AFP.
While there are no reported casualties, many people were left devastated by the fire, including 58-year-old Manila resident, Elvira Valdermoro.
Valdemoro told Reuters she rushed to evacuate her five children and 18 dogs when the blaze broke out but was worried about the long-term impact of the blaze.
“I feel bad because we have no livelihood and no home,” she said.
“We don’t know how we can eat.
“We are in a very bad situation, and it’s almost Christmas.”
Manila Mayor Maria Sheilah “Honey” Lacuna-Pangan visited Isla Puting Bato on Monday and spoke with survivors who spent the night in makeshift tents.
She told residents to get registered and voluntarily evacuate to a temporary shelter where they would be delivered food and supplies.
“Let’s help each other out ahead of Christmas time, we really hope to get you back to your homes,” she said.