Storm Trami wreaks havoc in the Philippines

Severe Storm Trami made landfall on October 24 on the Philippines' north-eastern coast, dumping more rain on a hard-hit region in the country's main island and raising the death toll to at least 26 so far.

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More than 150,000 have fled their homes, as schools and government offices were shuttered across northern Philippines.

Over 5,000 passengers and dozens of vessels have been stranded at ports, the Philippine Coast Guard said.

Rescuers, meanwhile, raced to reach residents still stranded by flooding in the Bicol region in the southern part of Luzon island.

Most of those who died over the past few days drowned or were killed in landslides across Bicol, including Naga city, where 14 more people were reported to have died on October 24.

In Naga and in Nabua town, rescuers were using boats to reach residents still stranded on rooftops.