Monsoon rains worsened by offshore typhoon leave 8 dead and displace 600,000 in Philippines

Monsoon rains worsened by an offshore typhoon have left at least eight people dead and displaced more than 600,000 people. The flooding and landslides were mostly in the southern and central Philippines. Classes and work were intermittently suspended Wednesday, including in the densely populated region around the capital, Manila. Nonstop rains flooded many areas overnight, trapping cars and stranding people in their homes. Typhoon Gaemi, locally called Carina, did not blow inland in the Philippines but caused more intense rains for the past five days. The typhoon was east of Taiwan on Wednesday morning with 100 mph winds.