MANILA - A low pressure area approaching the country may trigger landslides and floods in several regions, state weather bureau PAGASA said Wednesday, as authorities mounted relief and search operations after the deadly tropical depression Urduja.

Urduja swamped large swaths of the Visayas and southern Luzon over the weekend, leaving at least 41 people dead, 45 others missing and 5 provinces in a state of calamity.

The slow-moving typhoon left the Philippine area on Tuesday and was tracked 540 kilometers west of Puerto Princesa, Palawan at 3 a.m.

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The LPA or brewing storm, meanwhile, has started affecting Caraga and Davao regions, where scattered rains could cause landslides and floods in areas inundated by Urduja, PAGASA meteorologist Robb Gile told DZMM.

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Spotted 975 kilometers east of Mindanao at 4 a.m., the LPA may enter the Philippine area on Wednesday and will be named Vinta. It could intensify into a tropical cyclone days ahead of Christmas, he added.

"Kung hindi magbabago ang kaniyang pagkilos o behavior, posible nitong maapektuhan ang bahagi ng Mindanao sa mga darating na araw, between 2 to 3 days from the time na pumasok ito ng [bansa]," Gile said.

The tail end of a cold front will also bring scattered rains that might trigger landslides and floods in Metro Manila, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera and Central Luzon regions, and the provinces of Rizal and Northern Quezon, PAGASA warned.

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