Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines on Thursday left at least 24 people dead, swept away cars and prompted authorities to scramble for motorboats to rescue trapped villagers,

At least 46 people have died, with possibly dozens injured or missing, as Tropical Storm Kristine wreaked havoc on the Philippines on Friday.

At least 26 people were killed in the Philippines after a tropical storm caused widespread flooding and landslides. Most of the deaths were reported in the Bicol region where flash floods inundated the Naga city, authorities said. Trami, locally known as Kristine, lashed the country’s northeast on Wednesday and left many regions submerged.

Tropical Storm Trami made landfall in the northeastern portion of the Philippines' main Luzon island early on Thursday, forcing schools and government offices to shut for a second straight day as disaster agencies brace for more rains and floods.

Homeowners in the northern Philippines used spades and rakes to clear out debris left by Tropical Storm Trami, locally known as

Tropical Storm Trami blew away from the northwestern Philippines on Friday, leaving at least 65 people dead in landslides and extensive flooding that forced authorities to scramble for more rescue boats to save thousands of terrified people,