Floods submerge part of Baguio city, northern Philippines, 9 Oct 2009Philippine officials say heavy rain in mountainous provinces in thenorth of the country have triggered landslides, killing more than 90people.

The northern Philippines has been pounded by heavy rain since Typhoon Parma hit the country on Saturday.

Forecasterssay Parma was still lingering off the northeastern coast of thePhilippines, as it began moving across the South China Sea towardVietnam. Parma is the second major storm to hit the country in twoweeks.

Officials say the landslides have pushed the overall death toll from two weeks of devastating storms on the islands past 450.

Meanwhilein Japan, a separate powerful typhoon tore through the main islandThursday, peeling roofs off houses, and cutting off electricity tohundreds of thousands. The storm has killed at least four people.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.