A resident is rescued from the mud in Cantagnos village in Baybay City, Leyte after tropical storm Megi triggered landslides. In Capiz province, a man carries a boy on his shoulders along a flooded road, accompanied by rescue workers. AFP, REUTERS Previous NextRescuers hampered by mud and rain yesterday used their bare hands and shovels to search for survivors of landslides that smashed into villages in the central Philippines, as the death toll from tropical storm Megi rose to 42. At least 36 people died and 26 were missing after landslides slammed into multiple villages around Baybay City in Leyte province - the hardest hit by the storm. Tropical storm Megi is the first major storm to hit the country this year.

Source: The Standard April 12, 2022 20:02 UTC