The number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides wrought by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines has reached nearly 130 and the president said Saturday that many areas remained isolated with people in need of rescue.

Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines left at least 24 people dead, swept away cars and prompted authorities to scramble for motorboats to rescue trapped villagers,

The slow-moving storm Trami, locally known as Kristine, hit Luzon island on Oct. 23 and northwest Philippines on Oct. 24, bringing massive flooding and landslides in its wake, AP and Reuters reported, displacing nearly half a million people to evacuation centres.