Hanoi, Sept. 26 -- The Philippines has recorded four deaths as Typhoon Bualoi continues to barrel through the country after making landfall on September 25, its Office of Civil Defence said on September 26.

The country's state weather bureau, PAGASA, said that Bualoi was moving westward at 35 km per hour with maximum winds of 110 km per hour and gusts of up to 135 km per hour.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has reported that a total of 14 deaths resulted from the combined effects of the southwest monsoon and three successive tropical storms, including Ragasa and Bualoi, which struck the Philippines in recent weeks.

The agency reported that more than 300,000 families, or about 1.2 million people, were affect...