Trami was a tropical storm over the Philippines Thursday morning Philippine Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. The tropical storm had sustained wind speeds of 52 miles per hour.

Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines left at least 23 people dead, swept away cars and prompted authorities to scramble for motorboats to rescue trapped villagers,

While thousands of villagers trapped in floodwaters have been rescued by government forces, more need to be saved.