Flooding caused by some of the Philippines’ heaviest rain on record has seen more than half of its capital city, Manila, submerged in water.

The number of missing in a ferry fire in the Philippines rose to 180 late today when officials realised that some people were counted twice after being rescued.

A Philippines ferry with more than 700 passengers was on fire tonight near the capital Manila, and rescue vessels were sent to the scene.

Philippines police today arrested four men at a warehouse southeast of Manila as they unloaded more than 6,600lbs of ammonium nitrate without a licence.