Dozens dead in floods and landslides after tropical storm Trami hits the Philippines
by Associated Press in Talisay from on (#6RRR4)
Rescue workers continue to search for missing after storm brings two months' rainfall to some areas in 24 hours
The number of dead and missing after tropical storm Trami caused extensive flooding and landslides in the Philippines has exceeded 100, as the president said many areas remained isolated.
Trami blew away from the north-western Philippines on Friday, leaving at least 81 people dead and 34 others missing in one of the south-east Asian archipelago's deadliest and most destructive storms so far this year, the government's disaster response agency said. The death toll was expected to rise as reports come in from previously isolated areas.
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