TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines — The death toll from the devastation caused by Tropical Depression Agaton (international name: Megi) has tripled to at least 75 on Wednesday as rescuers dug up more bodies in villages crushed by rain-induced landslides. In the municipality of Abuyog also in Leyte, which was hit by several landslides, rescuers retrieved five bodies in the town’s three villages. It said Agaton affected 6,557 farmers in the regions of Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas and Caraga. There are not that many irrigated areas in Eastern Visayas that are able to plant in the dry season,” he added. Also affected by Agaton were corn and other high-value crops as well as livestock.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 14, 2022 05:22 UTC