( CNN ) -- A tropical depression that has brought flash flooding and landslides to the southern Philippines has left 45 people dead and displaced more than 260,000 , authorities say . Nearly 900,000 people have been affected by the heavy rains brought by Tropical Depression Agaton , having lashed the country for days , says the country 's national disaster agency , with more than 55,000 families currently in emergency shelter in 585 evacuation centers . Among those affected are survivors of November 's Typhoon Haiyan , which left millions homeless in the Philippines , says relief organization Oxfam . Oxfam 's Philippines country director Justin Morgan said in a statement that thousands made homeless by Haiyan had been evacuated from rain-collapsed tents and flooded makeshift shelters to avoid being left exposed to the elements by Agaton , including in the ravaged city of Guiuan , the first town in Haiyan 's path . On top of the official death toll of 45 , the Philippines national disaster agency said 68 people were injured and eight missing . Most of the deaths occurred in the regions of Caraga ( 19 ) and Davao ( 18 ) , both situated on the southernmost island of Mindanao . Most of the deaths were by drowning or in landslides , the disaster agency said . More than 800 houses have been destroyed by Agaton , and nearly 1,300 partially damaged , while 50 roads and 25 bridges have been rendered impassable by flooding . READ MORE : Philippines gets more than its fair share of disasters . The current onslaught of bad weather began Friday when a low pressure area southeast of Guiuan developed into a tropical depression , with winds reaching 55 kilometers per hour ( 34 miles per hour ) near its center . After drifting east and west over the south of the country , Agaton weakened to become categorized as a `` low pressure area '' Monday . The Philippine Atmospheric , Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration , PAGASA , said in an advisory late Wednesday that the `` low pressure area '' had dissipated . PAGASA said that Mindanao and the Eastern Visayas could expect isolated showers and thunderstorms , while strong to gale-force winds associated with the surge of the monsoon were predicted to affect the seaboards of Luzon and the Eastern Visayas . It advised fishing vessels not to go to sea in order to avoid the expected large waves . Over the last decade , the Philippines has consistently ranked in the top five most disaster-hit countries -- along with China , the United States , India and Indonesia -- according to the Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters , or CRED . Sitting on the western rim of the Pacific Ocean , the Philippines is situated in the most active area for tropical cyclones , due to the surrounding expanse of deep , warm ocean water . Its more than 7,000 islands offer plenty of exposed coastline to the mercy of wind and rain , while its many mountains , dropping sharply to coastal areas , present a risk of landslides . Many buildings in the Philippines are not built to withstand a heavy battering from the elements . CNN 's Hilary Whiteman contributed to this report .
Flash floods and landslides have left 45 dead in the Philippines in recent days . More than 55,000 families , or 260,000 people , have been displaced by the storm . Comment: The heavy rains were brought by tropical depression Agaton , which has now dissipated .