39 dead after typhoon causes widespread flooding in Philippines

A resident uses a plastic container as a floater while negotiating rising floodwaters in Marikina, Philippines due to Typhoon Vamco (Aaron Favila/AP)

Thick mud and debris coated many villages around the Philippine capital Friday after a typhoon caused extensive flooding that killed at least 39 people.

Thousands of people have been rescued, though waters have mostly receded.