Death toll in landslides, floods triggered by tropical storm Megi in the Philippines hit 172

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

MANILA, April 17 (dpa): The death toll in landslides and floods caused by this year's first tropical storm in the Philippines has risen to 172, with 110 people still missing, the national disaster agency said Sunday.

Of the victims, 156 were from Leyte province, some 600 kilometres south-east of Manila, where landslides devastated communities in Baybay City and Abuyog town.