Typhoon leaves 15 dead, miners missing

Typhoon Goni blew out of the northern Philippines yesterday after leaving at least 15 people dead and several others missing, including a dozen miners whose work camps were buried by a huge mudslide in a mountain village.

Goni was last tracked at sea about 430kms northeast of Basco town in Batanes province.

While approaching the country’s mountainous north, Goni dumped heavy rain for three days then battered already-sodden upland villages with fierce winds, triggering landslides.