At least 26 people are dead and several missing in an island province in central Philippines after tropical storm Kai-tak brought heavy rains that triggered landslides, local authorities and media say.

Floods across the country's central region left another three dead and many injured or missing.

Witnesses told Reuters on Monday the storm is subsiding but some areas are still without power or water and broken bridges have paralysed transportation.

Amateur video shows streets submerged by floods and villagers cruising through towns by boat.

The storm cut power across most of the region, grounding flights and stranding more than 15,000 holiday-makers.

Officials say tens of thousands more were forced to flee to evacuation shelters.

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