DHAKA: At least 30 people were killed in landslides and flash floods as tropical storm ‘Jangmi’ slowly crossed the southern and central Philippines, dumping heavy rain for a second day on Tuesday.

Officials said, reports The Straits Times.

Rivers burst their banks and submerged villages in floods up to ‘neck-deep’ while hillsides crashed onto homes and highways, officials said.

Some residents in vulnerable areas ignored evacuation warnings, Stephany Uy-Tan, mayor of the town of Catbalogan in Samar province, told DZMM radio. 

‘The rains were really strong and people thought the storm won’t be too strong based on the news,’ she said. 

Twelve people were killed after a landslide buried two vans on a mountainside highway in Catbalogan, she said.

‘Rescuers report hearing voices from the rubble,’ she said.

BDST: 1555 HRS, DEC 30, 2014