MANILA - Torrential rains and tree-snapping winds from super typhoon Ragasa have battered the northern Philippines over recent days, triggering floods, deadly landslides, and widespread destruction across the archipelago.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday reported that four bodies were recovered from a fishing boat that capsized off the coast of Cagayan province.

Six survivors have been rescued, while the search continues for three others still missing, the PCG said.

Earlier, the PCG said a 67-year-old man was found dead along the shoreline of Agoo town in La Union province on Tuesday. The victim had been reported missing after falling into a river during the storm on Monday.

In landlocked Benguet province, a 74-year-old man died after a landslide struck his vehicle along a highway in Tuba town. Several passengers from other cars were injured.

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Dubbed the "King of Storms," Ragasa made landfall with howling winds and relentless rain, inundating many parts of northern Luzon. Some communities were submerged, homes were destroyed, and key roads were rendered impassable due to flooding and debris.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said late Tuesday that Ragasa and the southwest monsoon have affected around 54,000 families, or 192,000 people, across 950 villages around the country.

Although Ragasa exited the Philippine area of responsibility on Tuesday, authorities are closely monitoring a new weather disturbance, tropical storm Bualoi.

The country's state weather bureau, PAGASA, said Bualoi was moving west-southwestward at 20 km per hour with maximum winds of 65 km per hour and gusts of up to 80 km per hour. Bualoi is expected to intensify and could reach the severe tropical storm category by Thursday evening.

"Further intensification, especially after the passage over the Philippine landmass, is not ruled out," PAGASA said.

The bureau also warned of potential coastal flooding due to storm surges in low-lying areas of the central Philippines, urging residents to remain vigilant. 

Rescuers recover bodies of 3 missing fisherfolk

Rescuers recovered the bodies of three missing fisherfolk after their boat capsized off the coast of Cagayan province, as super typhoon Ragasa battered northern Philippines, a spokesperson for the PCG said Wednesday.

"All 13 passengers on the boat have been accounted for, seven dead and six rescued," Captain Noemie Cayabyab said in a radio interview.

Earlier, the PCG said the fishing boat was overturned by strong waves and winds near Sta. Ana, a coastal town in Cagayan.

With the latest recovery, the death toll from Ragasa has risen to nine: seven from the sunken fishing boat, one from a landslide in Benguet province, and another who drowned in La Union province.