Flash floods and landslides have left many dead in the Philippines in recent days . More than 55,000 households , or 260,000 people , have been affected by the storm . Most of the deaths were by drowning or in accidents . Many buildings in the Philippines are not built to withstand a heavy battering from the elements . The heavy rains were absorbed by tropical depression Agaton , which has now dissipated .
Flash floods and landslides have left many dead in the Philippines in recent days . More than 55,000 households , or 260,000 people , have been affected by the storm . Most of the deaths were by drowning or in accidents . The heavy rains were absorbed by tropical depression Agaton , which has now dissipated .