MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- The death toll from landslides and flash floods in the eastern Philippines jumped to nearly 350 with 150 others missing Tuesday, most of them from a region still reeling from last week's deadly typhoon.
Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman said 316 people were killed and 150 missing in Quezon province, about 70 kilometers (40 miles) east of Manila.
The Office of Civil Defense reported 19 were killed in Aurora province, eight in Rizal province, and one each in the Manila suburb of Marikina and Camarines Norte province.
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