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Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods hits 133

Abuyog (Philippines) (AFP) - The death toll from landslides and flooding in the Philippines triggered by tropical storm Megi rose to 133 on Thursday, official figures showed, as more bodies were found in mud-caked villages.

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Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods hits 117

Abuyog (Philippines) (AFP) - The death toll from landslides and flooding in the Philippines triggered by tropical storm Megi rose to 117 on Thursday, official figures showed, as more bodies were found in mud-caked villages.

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Death Toll from Philippines Landslides, Floods Hits 115

The death toll from landslides and flooding in the Philippines triggered by tropical storm Megi hit 115 on Thursday, 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…

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Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods hits 115

Abuyog (Philippines) (AFP) - The death toll from landslides and flooding in the Philippines triggered by tropical storm Megi hit 115 on Thursday, official figures showed, as more bodies were found in mud-caked villages.

AFP

Search is on for 103 missing after Philippine storm kills at least 138

The Philippine military and aid workers pledged on Thursday to keep searching for 103 people missing after tropical storm Megi ripped through central areas this week, burying many under landslides and killing at least 138.

Reuters

'Safer' higher ground becomes fatal site in Philippine landslide

Abuyog (Philippines) (AFP) - Fearing heavy rain dumped by tropical storm Megi would trigger flooding, residents of a Philippine fishing village hiked to higher ground and pitched tents.They never imagined the mountain they were on would collapse.

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Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods rises to 80

Abuyog (Philippines) (AFP) - The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 80 on Wednesday with scores missing and feared dead, officials said, as rescuers dug up more bodies with bare hands and backhoes in crushed villages.

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Two years after tourism in Southeast Asia ground to a halt, travellers are getting back on planes as entry and Covid-19 quarantine rules are lifted in the region, but a full recovery will be slow and some long-time hotspots like Thailand are falling out of favour.

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Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods rises to 67

Abuyog (Philippines) (AFP) - The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 67 on Wednesday with scores missing and feared dead, officials said, as rescuers dug up more bodies with bare hands and backhoes in crushed villages.

AFP

Thousands displaced after typhoon Megi hits Philippines

Philippine authorities on Wednesday struggled to distribute aid to tens of thousands of displaced people sheltering in evacuation centres after typhoon Megi triggered landslides in coastal provinces that left 56 dead and dozens missing.

Reuters

Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods rises to 59

Baybay (Philippines) (AFP) - The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 59 on Wednesday, official figures show, as rescuers dug up more bodies with bare hands and backhoes in villages crushed by rain-induced avalanches.

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Search and rescue efforts bolstered in Philippine disaster

Philippine officials say at least 56 people have been killed and 28 remain missing in landslides and floods after a summer tropical depression unleashed pounding rain in the central and southern Philippines

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Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods rises to 58

Baybay (Philippines) (AFP) - The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 58 on Wednesday, official tallies showed, as rescuers dug up more bodies with their bare hands in villages crushed by rain-induced avalanches.

AFP

Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods rises to 43

Philippine officials say at least 43 people have been killed and 28 remain missing in landslides and floods after a summer tropical depression unleashed pounding rain in the central and southern Philippines

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Search for landslide survivors as Philippine storm toll hits 28

Rescuers hampered by mud and rain searched Tuesday for survivors of landslides that smashed into villages in the central Philippines, as the death toll from tropical storm Megi rose to 28.

Reuters

Philippines rescuers race to find survivors after storm wreaks havoc

Rescue teams in the Philippines faced a race against time on Tuesday in the search for 28 people missing and feared dead, after tropical storm Megi unleashed heavy rains and deadly landslides in southern and eastern areas of the country.

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Search for Survivors in Philippine Villages Hit by Landslides

Rescuers hampered by mud and rain searched Tuesday for survivors of landslides that smashed into villages in the central Philippines, as the death toll from tropical storm Megi rose to 27. More than 17,000 people fled their homes as the storm pummeled the disaster-prone region in recent days, flooding houses,…

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Search for survivors in Philippine villages hit by landslides

Bunga (Philippines) (AFP) - Rescuers hampered by mud and rain on Tuesday 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.

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Philippines storm death toll reaches 28

At least 28 people have been killed and more than 22,000 forced to flee their homes in the wake of a tropical storm that has battered the Philippines.

The Independent UK

Flooding, landslides kill at least 25 people in Philippines

Heavy rains caused by a summer tropical depression have killed at least 25 people in the central and southern Philippines, mostly due to landslides

AFP

24 dead in Philippines landslides, flooding

Abuyog (Philippines) (AFP) - At least 24 people have been killed in landslides and flooding across central and southern Philippines, authorities said Monday, after tropical storm Megi dumped heavy rain and disrupted travel ahead of the Easter holidays.

Bangkok Post

Philippines reports 21 dead in landslides after tropical storm Megi

MANILA: The Philippines has recorded at least 21 deaths from landslides caused by tropical storm Megi, a local disaster agency said on Monday.

Reuters

Tropical storm Megi hits Philippines, leaving at least 25 dead

Philippine authorities said on Monday at least 25 people had died in landslides and floods caused by tropical storm Megi as it hit the eastern and southern coasts of the Southeast Asian country.

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