Landslides kill six as 10,000 flee typhoon

A STRONG typhoon has blown across the northern Philippines, setting off landslides that left at least six people dead and forcing more than 10,000 to flee from villages that were still recovering from a deadly storm last month.

Police said authorities were attempting to verify a report that a landslide buried a government building under construction, trapping more than 20 people. Several landslides blocked roads and prevented police from reaching the area.

Typhoon Yutu’s sustained winds of 150kmh when it hit the Philippines was considerably less than the 290kmh registered earlier as it tore through the US Pacific territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, where it destroyed homes and delayed elections.