Storm sets off floods and landslides in Philippines, leaving at least 9 dead

Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A storm has unleashed pounding rains that set off landslides and flooded northern Philippine areas overnight into Monday, leaving at least 9 people dead. Tropical Storm Yagi was blowing 71 miles northeast of Infanta town in Quezon province, southeast of Manila, on Monday with sustained winds of up to 47 miles per hour and gusts of up to 56 mph, according to the weather bureau. It was moving northwestward at 9 mph near the eastern coast of the main northern region of Luzon, where the weather bureau warned of possible flash floods and landslides in mountainous provinces.