800 pairs of Imelda's shoes rescued from last month's floodwaters

MANILA: When a powerful storm hit the Philippines last month, most people rushed to save their homes or their lives. Employees of one museum, however, grabbed the shoes.

The museum houses more than 800 pairs donated by former first lady Imelda Marcos, and many were threatened on September 26 by knee-deep waterinside the Marikina Shoe Museum in Marikina City, capital of the nation's shoe industry.

But curator Dolly Borlongan said the staff quickly moved the collection to the top shelves of display cabinets, and only around 100 got wet. Those were cleaned and are drying.