Around 200 people are now known to have died following floods and landslides in the Philippines.

A police official in the country says that figure is likely to rise after tropical storm Tembin hit the island of Mindanao (Pron: Min-da-now) on Friday.

Around 160 people are missing while about 70-thousand others have been forced to leave their homes.

The storm's now moving towards Vietnam.

The Philippine government's disaster response indicated that most of the deaths were in the provinces of Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur, and on the Zamboanga Peninsula.

Authorities are also following up on reports that a village has been buried by a mudslide following the heavy rain.

In the town of Sibuco, five bodies have been recovered after 30 people were reportedly swept away.

Town mayor Bong Edding said: "The floodwaters from the mountain came down so fast and swept away people and houses.

"It's really sad because Christmas is just a few days away. But these things happen beyond our control."

Elsewhere the country's been hit with another tragedy.

Up to 37 people are feared dead after a fire at a shopping mall in the Philippines.

The four-storey building, in the southern city of Davao, was engulfed in flames last night.

Many of those killed are believed to have been working in a call centre, located on the top floor.