(UPDATES) METRO Manila was placed under a state of calamity on Wednesday after relentless rain drenched large areas of the country, triggering floods in the National Capital Region and landslides in mountainous regions as Typhoon Carina intensified the seasonal monsoon.

"Metro Manila is now in a state of calamity," said Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos after a meeting with the Metro Manila Council.

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