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Utor leaves 5 dead in Philippines



MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Typhoon Utor moved away from the Philippines on Tuesday toward southern China as the number of casualties rose to five dead and 15 missing, officials said.
The Office of Civil Defense added 11 fishermen to the list of the missing when the second typhoon in 10 days hit the eastern and central parts of the archipelago over the weekend.
The fishermen and their boat disappeared in the waters off Cauayan town on Masbate island, about 370 kilometers (230 miles) southeast of Manila, the office said.
Among those killed elsewhere were three children, a boat operator and another man who drowned, officials said.
Utor maintained its strength Tuesday with winds of up to 120 kilometers (75 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 150 kph (93 mph) over the South China Sea, the Philippine weather bureau reported.
The U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center's forecast showed Utor turning toward the coast of Vietnam before reaching Hainan Island in southern China on Friday. It was expected to weaken rapidly because of a cool dry air intrusion, it said.
Last week, Typhoon Durian dumped heavy rains that unleashed volcanic mudslides on villages on the slopes of the Mayon volcano, southeast of Manila, leaving more than 1,000 people dead or missing.
The Philippines is hit by about 20 typhoons and storms a year. Utor, which means a squall line in the Marshall Islands, was the 19th this year.