Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods hits 133 (update)

An aerial view shows residents walking past destroyed houses in the village of Pilar, Abuyog town, Leyte province on April 14, 2022 day after a landslide struck the village due to heavy rains at the height of tropical Storm Megi. - AFP

ABUYOG, Philippines (AFP): The death toll from landslides and flooding in the Philippines triggered by tropical storm Megi rose to 133 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.