Philippines cancels classes, flights as new storm looms

The Philippines shut schools and scrapped flights on Sept 25 as a fresh storm threatened to hit just days after a super typhoon killed nine people in the archipelago.

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Severe Tropical Storm Bualoi is forecast to intensify into a typhoon on Sept 26 and slam into the southern end of the Philippines’ largest island, Luzon.

"Widespread flooding and landslides in mountainous areas are possible," Mr Benison Estareja, from the nation’s weather service, told a briefing.

The Philippines is hit by an average of 20 storms and typhoons each year, putting millions of people in disaster-prone areas in a state of constant poverty.