Days of heavy rain leave at least 16 dead in Philippines

Floods, landslides and accidents driven by a nine-day downpour equivalent to more than a month's worth of rain in some areas have killed at least 16 people in the northern Philippines on Monday .



The rains, exacerbated by tropical storms, have led to school and government office closures across the main island of Luzon and flooding in the streets of the capital Manila.



Seven of the deaths occurred in the resort of Baguio, as a rain-drenched mountainside collapsed on three houses, according to recuers, three people remain unaccounted for.



"The rainfall recorded for Aug 1-9 was highest in Baguio, with an accumulated 1,413.2mm," , adding the city's typical downpour for the month was 963.2mm.



Parts of Metro Manila had recorded rain equivalent to about 90 per cent of a typical August.