Rescuers carry a body bag containing the dead body of a victim of a landslide that slammed the village of Pilar in Abuyog town, Leyte province on April 13, 2022, days after heavy rains inundated the town brought about by Tropical Storm Megi. - Photo by STRINGER / AFP
ABUYOG, Philippines (AFP): The death toll from landslides and flooding in the Philippines triggered by tropical storm Megi hit 115 on Thursday (April 14), official figures showed, as more bodies were found in mud-caked villages.
Scores of people are still missing and feared dead after the strongest storm to strike the archipelago nation this year dumped heavy rain over several days, forcing tens of thousands into evacuation centres.
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