At least 136 dead, missing as Tropical Storm Trami hits Philippines

Dozens missing after the storm forces more than half a million people to flee their homes amid floods and landslides.

Rescuers in the Philippines are diving into a lake and scouring isolated villages to locate dozens of missing people as the death toll from Tropical Storm Trami hits 100.

The death toll in the province of Batangas, south of Manila, rose to 55 as of Sunday, provincial police chief Jacinto Malinao told the AFP news agency.

Trami, which hit the Philippines on October 24, was among the deadliest storms to hit the Southeast Asian country this year.

At least 36 others remain missing since the tropical storm, which forced more than half a million people to flee their homes, according to the national disaster agency.