Watch stunning footage of a rare tornado in Manila

It damaged around 100 houses and uprooted trees.
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Marcus Gilmer
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A rough weather weekend in the Philippines got worse on Sunday when a rare tornado hit the capital city of Manila. Several residents happened to catch the storm on camera.

The tornado, spawned by a monsoon, reportedly uprooted trees and caused damage to around 100 homes, but, according to the Weather Channel, authorities said there were no casualties. The tornado even hit a local Red Cross office.

The country has been dealing with heavy rains and flooding over the last several days and it looks like it'll face more this week.


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Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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