12:45, 08 May 2009 | GMT +5
Three dead after second typhoon reaches Philippines
JAKARTA. May 8. KAZINFORM The second typhoon to hit the Philippines in a week has left at least three people dead and five injured, national media said on Friday, Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

Another three people are still missing after Typhoon Chan-hom reached the country's northwestern coast on Thursday morning, triggering heavy rains and landslides. Hundreds of people were also forced to flee their homes, the Philippine Star said.
Two people died in a landslide in the northern province of Ifugao and another died in the Zambales province, to the west of Manila. Three towns were flooded in the northern provinces of Luzon and power was lost in several others.
The typhoon began moving away from the Philippines on Friday morning.
Last weekend, Typhoon Kujira hit the northeast of the Philippines, leaving at least 27 dead, hundreds of houses damaged and more than 54,000 people homeless, Kaziform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full version.