In northwestern Philippines, the storm left at least 46 people dead and extensive flooding forced authorities to scramble for more rescue boats to save thousands.

Homeowners in the northern Philippines used spades and rakes to clear out debris left by Tropical Storm Trami on Oct. 25 while rescuers trawled through thick mud looking for the missing as the death toll rose to 76.

Tropical Storm Trami has killed at least 26 people and forced more than 150,000 to flee their homes in the Philippines, officials said on Thursday, as it made landfall on the northeastern coast. Trami,