BAGUIO CITY - (UPDATE 2) Close to 20 people died, at least six missing, and several others were wounded after Typhoon “Emong” (international codename: Chan Hom) pummeled Northern Luzon with high winds and heavy rains overnight, officials said Friday.

A Philippine Daily Inquirer tally placed the number of casualties at 18, but only three were identified.

Ten people were confirmed dead due to landslides in Ifugao province, two of which were identified as Ayra Grace Daang, 15; and her sister; Marife, 13, said provincial Governor Reodoro Baguilat Jr.

Two other members of the Daang family, 23-year-old Samuel and 10-year-old Vency Mae were missing. Three other family members were injured, according to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Baguio.

The Daang house was in Pindungan village, Kiangan town, was hit by a landslide at around 9 p.m. Thursday, the OCD said.

Another landslide hit Dianpugan village in the same town but authorities have yet to confirm if there were casualties.

Baguilat said 80 percent of the roads in Ifugao – home of the rice terraces – were closed due to landslides. He said crop and property damages amounted to P2 million as of Friday morning.

In San Fernando City, La Union province, 23-year-old Benedicto Fortes died after he was hit by a galvanized iron roof that was blown away by strong winds, the OCD said.

In Anda town, Pangasinan province, three fish pen caretakers belonging to the same family drowned on Thursday night after their make-shift house was blown by the wind and swept out to the sea, town Mayor Nestor Pulido said.

"And we are expecting more [fatalities]; we are still awaiting reports," Pulido said in a radio interview.

Pulido said "Emong" was so strong it ripped off the roofs of almost 90 percent of the houses in the town.

"Almost all of our mango trees fell and lost branches. It will take seven to eight years before they bear fruit again -- and it is one of our major industries," the mayor said, it was the first time he experienced a typhoon that strong.

Several fish pens and cages were also destroyed, releasing millions of pesos worth of “bangus” or milkfish to the sea, he said.

In Alaminos City, Pangasinan, a resident of Sta. Maria village was killed, Mayor Hernani Braganza said, adding, deaths were also reported in Bani and Lingayen towns.

At least nine persons were reported injured Thursday night, Braganza said. “But they're okay now. The have been discharged from the hospital,” he said.

Several houses in the city lost their roofs, including the Catholic Church and the city government-owned hotel at Barangay Lucap, the gateway to the Hundred Islands National Park, the mayor said.

In Manila, the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) reported that a resident of Kalakian village, Olongapo City, identified as Jeremy Ambalisa, died due to a heart attack after a landslide hit his area.

Two people were injured in the landslide, identified as three-year old Willijo Balaran and Perla Balaran. One was missing, identified as Asley Dualo Mosallina, the NDCC said.

Three people, including two children, were reported missing after a small boat capsized after it tried to cross the Matalag river in Sitio (sub-village) Balisi, Gagabutan East village in Rizal town at 11 a.m., said Chief Superintendent Roberto Damian, Cagayan Valley regional police director.

Damian identified the missing persons as Carmen Anguluan, 45, seven-year old Macmac Anguluan, and five-year old McDave Calibuso.

School buildings, gymnasiums, and other government buildings were also heavily damaged, said Arceli Talania, agriculturist of Dagupan City.

Most towns in western Pangasinan, including Bolinao, Anda, Burgos, Agno and Alaminos, and some central Pangasinan towns were still suffering from power outage and lack of communications because of fallen lines.

The NDCC said the following areas in Cagayan Valley were reported to have been submerged in knee-deep floods: Bambang, Bagabag and Solano and Villaverde in Nueva Vizcaya, Barangay Rizal, Saguday; Barangay Burgos, Cabarroguis in Quirino; and two villages in Madella, Quirino.

The villages of San Pedro and Manglad are also isolated due to floods, the NDCC said.

The following roads, the NDCC said, were not passable because of the high level of water: Daang Maharlika in Barangay Indiana, Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya; Cabagan-Sta. Maria Overflow Bridge in Sta. Maria, Isabela; Overflow between Barangay Cansan, Cabagan and Barangay Bagutari, Sto. Tomas, Isabela; Candaba-San Miguel Road in Barangay Paralaya and Mangumbal, Candaba; Baliwag-Candaba-Sta. Ana road.

Kennon Road remains closed to traffic because of land and rock slides, the NDCC said.