MANILA: The death toll rose as the Philippines recovered more bodies from flash floods and landslides following heavy rains. Tropical storm Nalgay, which swept across the Southeast Asian country, has reportedly killed 100 people in the Philippines so far.

Nearly two million people were drowned in the floods in several provinces, officials said on Monday.

At least 53 of 98 people who died — mostly in flooding and landslides — were from Maguindanao province, which was swamped by unusually heavy rains set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae.

Many houses were washed away in the flood. Efforts are on to trace the missing persons. Official sources also said that the rescue workers are trying to shift the people trapped in the houses to safe places.

In the wake of Nalgae, the 16th typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, domestic flights were cancelled. Around 10,000 people have been evacuated and rescue operations are continuing in remote affected areas.

At least 185,000 people are estimated to have been affected by the typhoon, which hit the Philippines last week with a speed of 75 kilometres per hour. As it moves towards the north, it will cause heavy rains in the capital Manila.

About 20 typhoons and storms batter the Philippine archipelago each year. It is located on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a region along most of the Pacific Ocean rim where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur, making the nation one of the world's most disaster-prone.