Philippines storm kills at least 350

The death toll from landslides and flash floods in the eastern Philippines has jumped to nearly 350, with 150 others missing, most in a region still reeling from last week’s deadly typhoon.

Social Welfare Secretary Corazón Soliman said 316 people were killed and 150 missing in Quezon province, 40 miles east of the capital, Manila.

The Office of Civil Defence reported deaths in other provinces near the capital.

Soliman said bad weather and roads blocked by landslides and submerged in flood waters prevented the delivery of relief supplies and the rescue of people trapped on rooftops.

The Philippines is hit with about 20 storms and typhoons a year. A typhoon and another storm in the country’s east last week killed at least 87 people and left 80 others missing.

Weather forecasters warned that another typhoon may hit the Philippines this week.