In Pictures: Fire razes Philippines squatter colony

A pre-dawn fire razed a squatter colony in Navotas City, north of Manila, Philippines, on Jan 10, 2017. Initial reports say that 600 homes were destroyed, affecting an estimated 1,200 families.

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Jan 10, 2017, 04:31 PM

A victim covers his nose amid smoke next to the ruins of houses on Jan 10, 2017, after a fire at a squatter colony in Navotas, Metro Manila, in the Philippines. PHOTO: REUTERS

Residents sift through the ruins of their homes after a fire at a squatter colony in Navotas, Metro Manila, in the Philippines. PHOTO: REUTERS

Around 1,200 families were affected by the fire in Navotas, Metro Manila, in the Philippines, that burnt down their homes. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man tries to come to terms with what remains of his home after a fire razed a squatter colony in Navotas, Metro Manila, in the Philippines on Jan 10, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Filipino man hauls off scrap metal from burned homes after a fire razed a squatter colony in Navotas, Metro Manila, in the Philippines. PHOTO: EPA

A woman carries an image of Baby Jesus that she was able to save, after her family's house was destroyed in a fire at a squatter colony in Navotas, Metro Manila, in the Philippines. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Filipino child does his part to carry off scrap metal from burned homes after the fire in Navotas, Metro Manila, in the Philippines. Initial reports stated that some 600 homes were destroyed. PHOTO: EPA

Filipinos wash coins recovered from a burned home after the fire in Navotas, Metro Manila, in the Philippines. PHOTO: EPA

A child looks for scrap metal amidst debris from burned homes after the fire in Navotas, Metro Manila, in the Philippines. PHOTO: EPA

Residents return to their burned homes to look for any recoverable belongings after the fire in Navotas, Metro Manila, in the Philippines. PHOTO: EPA

A Filipino boy in tears after injuring his hand while recovering scrap metal. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman looks for whatever she can salvage from the ruins of her home. PHOTO: EPA

Filipino residents in the aftermath of the fire that destroyed their homes in Navotas. PHOTO: EPA

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