LOOK: When it rains, bikes, pedicabs, makeshift rafts rule
Residents pull a rope from a improvised float to cross a swollen river caused by a tropical storm locally named Gorio in the outskirts of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Strong rains caused floods in low-lying areas and classes were suspended in most schools in the capital due to bad weather. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
The rain in the Philippines makes travelling a pain.
But for some folks out there, they find the floods and rain caused by Tropical Storm Gorio an opportunity to earn a living or a brief moment of joy.
A woman uses an umbrella as she crosses a flooded street due to strong rains caused by a tropical storm locally named Gorio in the outskirts of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Strong rains caused floods in low-lying areas and classes were suspended in most schools in the capital due to bad weather. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Girls ride a bicycle down a flooded street caused by strong rains from a tropical storm locally named Gorio on the outskirts of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Strong rains caused floods in low-lying areas and classes were suspended in most schools in the capital due to bad weather. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A pedicab driver navigates a flooded street caused by strong rains from a tropical storm locally named Gorio in the outskirts of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday July 26, 2017. Strong rains caused floods in low-lying areas and classes were suspended in most schools in the capital due to bad weather. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A woman rides a pedicab to avoid the flood waters caused by heavy rains from tropical storm “Nesat” in the outskirts of Manila, Philippines on Thursday July 27, 2017. Strong rains caused floods in low-lying areas and classes were suspended in most schools in the capital. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
