Flooding and a landslide left at least seven people dead in the Philippines today as Tropical Storm Yagi, known as Enteng, dumped heavy rain on the capital Manila and nearby provinces, a disaster agency official said.

In a hilly community in Antipolo east of Manila, three people died, including two schoolchildren and a 27-year-old pregnant woman, when a landslide hit two houses, according to Relly Bernardo, the city's disaster management chief.

"This is a landslide-prone area and we have encouraged them to leave for the longest time with offers of shelter elsewhere," he told radio station DWPM.

Bernardo said four other people died in separate drowning incidents in the same province, Rizal, adding that several houses were submerged by the floods.

The Philippines typically records an average of 20 tropical storms per year, many with landslides that cause large numbers of casualties.