This is the shocking moment Manila slum residents hung their clothes out to dry on the city's power lines.

Kyy Meneses was passing by Crisolita Street when she saw a local placing damp, newly-washed shirts on jumbled overhead wires in the Philippine capital.

Footage shows a man holding his clothes in one hand while carefully lifting the shirts one at a time, hooking them on hangers onto the makeshift clothesline on June 20.

Power lines in the Philippines have been identified as a potential fire hazard, particularly due to illegal connections, poorly maintained overhead wires, and extreme weather events.

Fires in Manila's slum areas are common due to tightly packed wooden houses and faulty electrical wiring. Blazes spread rapidly, often displacing thousands of residents in the city's crowded neighbourhoods.