(CNN) -- Huddled on the top floor of her home after waist-deep water inundated the lower story, Doranne Lim is bothered by the debris -- and the smell. Residents remove mud from a home Monday as waters recede in Marikina City, suburban Manila. "My house is super, super messy," she said, speaking from her home in the eastern Manila suburb of Pasig City. The mud left behind by receding floodwaters -- caused when the nearby river flooded its banks -- is "really smelly." Her car won't start, probably because the engine is flooded. Her microwave and refrigerator won't function. Most of her possessions have been moved upstairs.

The floodwaters were beginning to subside in some areas Monday after a weekend that saw

OPTIONS:
- CNN hit with torrential rainfall caused by Typhoon Ketsana, which has since strengthened into a typhoon.
- Doranne Lim hit with torrential rainfall caused by Typhoon Ketsana, which has since strengthened into a typhoon.
- Manila hit with torrential rainfall caused by Typhoon Ketsana, which has since strengthened into a typhoon.
- Marikina City hit with torrential rainfall caused by Typhoon Ketsana, which has since strengthened into a typhoon.
- Pasig City hit with torrential rainfall caused by Typhoon Ketsana, which has since strengthened into a typhoon.
- Tropical Storm Ketsana hit with torrential rainfall caused by Typhoon Ketsana, which has since strengthened into a typhoon.
Manila hit with torrential rainfall caused by Typhoon Ketsana, which has since strengthened into a typhoon.
(CNN) -- Huddled på översta våningen i hennes hem efter midjedjupt vatten översvämmade den nedre berättelsen, Doranne Lim besväras av spillrorna -- och lukten. Invånarna tar bort lera från ett hem måndagen när vatten drar sig tillbaka i Marikina City, förort Manila. "Mitt hus är super, super stökig", sade hon, talar från sitt hem i östra Manila förort till Pasig City. Den lera som lämnats kvar av att dra sig undan vattenmassorna -- som orsakades när den närliggande floden översvämmade sina stränder -- är "riktigt illaluktande". Hennes bil startar inte, förmodligen för att motorn är översvämmad. Hennes mikrovågsugn och kylskåp fungerar inte. De flesta av hennes ägodelar har flyttats upp på övervåningen. Översvämningsvattnet började avta i vissa områden måndagen efter en helg som såg ALTERNATIV: - CNN drabbades av skyfall orsakad av tyfonen Ketsana, som sedan dess har förstärkts till en tyfon. Doranne Lim drabbades av skyfall orsakad av Typhoon Ketsana, som sedan dess har förstärkts till en tyfon. - Manila drabbades av skyfall orsakad av Typhoon Ketsana, som sedan dess har förstärkts till en tyfon. Marikina City drabbades av skyfall orsakad av tyfonen Ketsana, som sedan förstärkts till tyfon. - Pasig City drabbades av skyfall orsakad av tyfonen Ketsana, som sedan dess har förstärkts till en tyfon. - Tropiska stormen Ketsana drabbades av skyfall orsakad av tyfonen Ketsana, som sedan förstärkts till en tyfon.
(CNN) -- Hudddled on the top floor of her home after waist-deep water flooded the lower story, Doranne Lim is troubled by the debris -- and the smell. Residents remove mud from a home Monday as water retreats in Marikina City, suburb of Manila. "My house is super, super messy," she said, speaking from her home in eastern Manila suburb to Pasig City. The clay left behind by withdrawing from the water masses -- which was caused when the nearby river flooded its banks -- is "really smelly". Her car doesn't start, probably because the engine is flooded. Her microwave and refrigerator don't work. Most of her possessions have been moved upstairs. Flood water began to subside in some areas Monday after a weekend that saw ALTERNATIVE: - CNN suffered torrential rain caused by Typhoon Ketsana, which has since been reinforced into a typhoon. Doranne Lim suffered torrential rain caused by Typhoon Ketsana, which has since been reinforced into a typhoon. - Manila suffered from torrential rain caused by Typhoon Ketsana, which has since been reinforced into a typhoon. Marikina City suffered torrential rain caused by Typhoon Ketsana, who was then reinforced into typhoon. Pasig City suffered from torrential rain caused by Typhoon Ketsana, who has since been reinforced into a typhoon. - Tropical storm Ketsana was hit by torrential rain caused by Typhoon Ketsana, which was then reinforced into a typhoon.
Manila drabbades av skyfall orsakad av tyfonen Ketsana, som sedan dess har förstärkts till en tyfon.
Manila suffered torrential rain caused by Typhoon Ketsana, who has since been reinforced into a typhoon.