One unconfirmed report put the death toll at 119

Many more people are said to be missing and thousands of others have fled to higher ground.

Benito Ramos,moncler jackets head of the national disaster rescue agency, said reports were still coming in and the death toll was expected to rise.

One unconfirmed report put the death toll at 119.

Mr Ramos said 25mm of rain had fallen in 24 hours, causing rivers to burst their banks.

He said the victims included at least nine people in a single village in Lanao del Norte province as floodwaters struck in the middle of the night, trapping many residents in their homes.

"Massive flooding had been reported over the region, especially in Iligan City and Cagayan de Oro City," he said, adding that tens of thousands of people had escaped to high ground.

Forecasters said the eye of Tropical Storm Washi had passed close to Dipolog City, west of Iligan City, early on Saturday and it was now heading out into the Sulu Sea.
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Iligan Mayor Lawrence Cruz said floods had swamped at least moncler jackets 2011 outlet 10 villages on the city's outskirts.
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He said the coast guard and other rescuers were scouring the waters off the coastal city for survivors or bodies.

"It happened so fast, at a time when people were fast asleep," he told GMA television.

GMA broadcast dramatic footage of a family escaping their flood-hit home by climbing through a window.

Rescue workers were pictured helping survivors to safety in chest-deep floodwater.

Three people also drowned in Polanco town in Zamboanga del Norte province, said provincial disaster officer Dennis Tenorio. He said high winds had toppled trees.

The Philippines are cheap moncler vest for women struck by several major storms every year.

Typhoons Nesat and Nalgae battered the country within days of each other in September, leaving more than 100 people dead.