Rescue workers are fighting against floodwater to reach people who are still stranded on their roofs as the storm continues to move westward over the South China Sea.
And the danger may not be over, meteorologists are warning that the storm could turn around next week and come back.
Over 190,000 people have been forced to leave their homes due to the flooding after the rains, which in some places have brought as much rainfall as normally falls in two months.
We hope that the flooding will subside today, since it has stopped raining, says Andre Dizon at the police.
The cities of Naga and Legazpi are reporting many fatalities, without the authorities having been able to get there and get a proper overview, announces President Ferdinand Marcos at a press conference.
