A Malaysian team due to bring emergency aid to survivors of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines was forced to delay its departure today because of a second typhoon.

The 23-member team had been scheduled to leave for Albay province, bringing supplies to survivors of Typhoon Durian that left more than 1,000 people dead or missing after sweeping through the Philippines just over a week ago.

But the team leader, Mohamad Shaharudin Baharom, said they had been warned not to fly because of the high winds of Typhoon Utor.

"Our embassy in Manila has advised us against flying in because Typhoon Utor is sweeping across the archipelago with winds up to 140 kilometres an hour," he was quoted as saying by the Bernama news agency.

Utor was today barreling across the South China Sea after leaving at least seven people dead or missing in the Philippines.

Mohamad Shaharudin said the heavy load of the C-130 aircraft made it unable to fly above the typhoon. "The earliest we can fly over there is Thursday, but that is subject to weather changes."

Malaysia has allocated over RM1.6 million in aid for survivors of Durian, Bernama said. Some has already been flown in.

Meanwhile the Japanese foreign ministry said Tokyo had promised one million dollars in aid following a meeting Saturday between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Philippine President Gloria Arroyo.