Typhoons in Philippines kill 59,scores missing

Rescuers scrambled today to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops because of flooding in northern Philippines,where back-to-back typhoons have left at least 59 people dead.

Typhoon Nalgae slammed ashore in northeastern Isabela province Saturday,then barreled across the main island of Luzon’s mountainous north and agricultural plains,which were still sodden from fierce rain and winds unleashed by a howler just days earlier.

Nalgae left at least three people dead. Typhoon Nesat killed 56 others and left 28 missing in the region before blowing out Friday.

Seven towns north of Manila are still flooded,including Calumpit in rice-growing Bulacan province,where hundreds remained trapped on rooftops,many desperately waving for help.