The floods that have swamped most of Manila, with at least 11 people dead and a quarter-million having fled their homes, seem to have caused little public outrage in the densely populated capital of more than 10 million. Instead, through a heavy use of social media and text messages, Filipinos shared practical information while encouraging each other to soldier on.
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