Dawu , Taiwan ( CNN ) -- Typhoon Nanmadol pounded Taiwan with heavy rains Monday before it was downgraded to a tropical storm and headed toward China . The storm made landfall in the southern portion of Taiwan about 3 a.m. Monday , dousing some areas with up to 300 mm ( 11 inches ) of rain , officials said . There were no immediate reports of casualties , although officials closed several highways in the landslide-prone region . Nanmadol reached Taiwan after pummeling the Philippines over the weekend . By Monday , the death toll in the Philippines had climbed to 12 . Among them were two children who died when Nanmadol , known locally as Mina , triggered a landslide in northern Philippines on Saturday , authorities said . The landslide buried the victims in Pangasinan province , according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council . Ten others were killed in different incidents , 21 people were injured , and nine remain missing , the council said in a statement Monday . Journalist James Reynolds contributed to this report .
The storm douses some areas with up to 11 inches of rain . There are no immediate reports of casualties . ___