A powerful storm which triggered landslides and heavy flooding in the Philippines has left nearly 500 people dead or missing, according to government figures released on Wednesday.
Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman said her department had recorded 306 deaths in the towns of Real, Infanta and General Nakar in the eastern province of Quezon.
Another 150 people were listed missing in Real after a weekend tropical storm sparked flashfloods and landslides which destroyed entire villages, said Soliman.
Another 39 people were killed and two others were listed as missing in other parts of the Philippines affected by the floods, a civil defence official said. – Sapa-AFP