MANILA (AP) The fourth major storm to whip the Philippines in about a month lashed the capital and nearby provinces on Saturday, leaving fresh floods and new misery before blowing out of the country. At least seven people were killed and several were missing.

Typhoon Mirinae, with winds of 93 miles per hour and gusts of up to 115, slammed into Quezon Province northeast of Manila around midnight Friday. It quickly swept westward out to sea south of the capital and weakened into a tropical storm on Saturday afternoon.

The typhoon appeared to be heading next toward Vietnam.

Philippine authorities evacuated more than 115,000 people in nine provinces east and south of Manila on the main island, Luzon, the National Disaster Coordinating Council reported.