A tropical storm blew out of the central Philippines on Friday, leaving at least 10 dead, knocking down trees and power and prompting the evacuation of more than 433,000 people from landslide- and flood-prone villages long battered by typhoons. Bualoi was the latest of back-to-back storms from the Pacific to threaten Asia. Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest to hit in years, caused at least 28 deaths in the northern Philippines and Taiwan, mostly drownings, before making landfall in China and dissipating on Thursday over Vietnam. Bualoi made landfall in the Philippine town of San Policarpo in Eastern Samar province Thursday night with sustained winds of 110 kph (68 mph), knocking out power in east-central provinces after toppling trees and electrical posts, setting off flooding and minor landslides and blowing roofs off houses and a grandstand, the country’s disaster-mitigation agency and provincial officials said.

Full report : Latest storm blows out of the Philippines, leaving 10 dead and prompting massive evacuations.