Typhoon kills 16 in Philippines

Landslides have buried two families in the Philippines as they sheltered in their homes from Asia’s latest deadly typhoon, which killed at least 16 people and left more than a dozen villages flooded.

Typhoon Parma cut a destructive path across the northern Philippines yesterday but spared the capital, Manila.

Forecasters said it headed out to sea, and late today was hovering less than 60 miles off the coast, where it is expected to stay for the next three days.

Philippine Police Senior Superintendent Loreto Espineli said a family of five, including a one-year-old boy, died when their home in Benguet province was buried as Parma hit. Seven people, including another family of five, were buried in a nearby village, he said.