Authorities in the Philippines on Monday rushed to distribute aid to thousands of evacuees after Typhoon Noru made landfall in the capital and northern provinces, leaving at least six dead and many areas flooded.

Five of the deceased are rescue workers who were washed away by flash floods in Bulacan Province during a rescue operation in San Miguel town, north of Manila, according to Governor Daniel Fernando.

A sixth person, an elderly man, died after he was hit by a landslide in Burdeos municipality on the Polillo islands, part of Quezon province, where the storm made landfall, said Garner Jimenez from the local civil defense office.

Noru made landfall as a category 3 typhoon and sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour. It hit the main island of Luzon on the weekend, prompting authorities to shut schools, government offices and the stock market through Monday.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos has ordered that aid be provided to most-affected communities. 

"The point at which we can stand down is when the majority of evacuees are already back home," Marcos said at a news conference on Monday, referring to the 74,000 people who were forced into evacuation centers by the storm.

The president conducted an aerial inspection of the affected areas on Monday.

"After our aerial inspection today, we found some areas that are still inundated with water. Nueva Ecija and Aurora are without power. We are sending gensets now," he tweeted on Monday.

"But generally, the damage to public and private infrastructure is manageable. Government services are almost at full function. Main road thoroughfares are passable, communication is up and running," he wrote. 

(With input from Reuters)