53 dead as storm triggers landslides, floods in Philippines

At least 53 people were killed in landslides, floods and other accidents caused by a tropical storm in the Philippines, the national disaster relief agency said Wednesday, according to dpa.
More than 80,000 people were also displaced as tropical storm Jangmi dumped heavy rains in 12 southern, eastern and central provinces over the past two days.
The fatalities included 19 people killed in a landslide that buried six houses and two vans in the village of Mercedes in Catbalogan City in Samar province, 525 kilometres south of Manila.
Twelve people were also killed when flash floods swept their homes in the town of Rondo in Cebu province, the national disaster relief agency said.
The death toll was higher than the 18 killed in a stronger cyclone earlier in the month, typhoon Hagupit, which prompted the evacuation of more than 1 million people in the Philippines