In Pictures: Typhoon Vamco lashes Philippines' main Luzon island

The third typhoon to hit the storm-battered Philippines in as many weeks caused major flooding in Manila on Thursday, trapping some people on rooftops and claiming at least one life in another part of the country.

Typhoon Vamco swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas as it passed over the storm-battered northeast Philippines, where rescuers were deployed early Thursday to help people flee the rising waters.

A man carries sacks of rice over floodwaters as it continues to rise in Marikina, Philippines

Residents carry their belongings as they make their way through a flooded street to shelter after Typhoon Vamco hit, in Marikina City.

Residents affected by floods from Typhoon Vamco are rescued on a boat in Marikina.

Vamco, the 21st cyclone to hit the country this year, battered the Philippines still reeling from Molave, the world's most powerful typhoon this year that killed 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes early in November.

In the capital, residents were mopping up after heavy downpours that flooded roads and homes, said Marcelino Teodoro, mayor of Marikina City, a suburb of metropolitan Manila.

"Many of our residents were soaked overnight. In some areas, floods have reached the second floor and roofs," Teodoro told DZBB radio station.

Residents carry their belongings as they make their way through a flooded street to shelter after Typhoon Vamco hit.

A man evacuates with his bike from a flooded community following Typhoon Vamco in Marikina.

Residents carry their belongings as they make their way through a flooded street to shelter after Typhoon Vamco hit in Marikina.

Residents make their way to shelter through a flooded street after Typhoon Vamco hit.

Residents look at a swollen river as floods continue to rise in Marikina, Philippines due to Typhoon Vamco.

A boy wearing a plastic bag walks along a flooded road as Typhoon Vamco batters the Philippines.