Philippines Death Toll keeps climbing following Tropical Storm Megi

By Deandrea Hamilton & Dana Malcolm

Staff Writer

#TheCarribean, April 15, 2022 – It is feared the death toll will continue to climb in the Philippines where Tropical Storm Megi has caused crippling landslides; the storm had lingered over the Layte area of the Philippines for three days, forecasters say in news reports.  The results were deadly and damaging.

The storm was not particularly strong, 60mph winds, but it has been that incessant rain which caused such damage – flooding, landslides and utilities like phones and electricity out of commission.

Initially the deaths were placed at 42, now it is climbed to 76 with more feared deceased in the mudslides and collapses as a result of the storm.

Media reports informed:  “More than 920,000 people have been affected by the storm, over 200,000 people displaced, while more than 35,000 were pre-emptively evacuated, the council said. Some 660 evacuation centers are in operation, it added.”

The Red Cross and Coast Guard of the Philippines are activated in the southern and eastern parts of the country.

The Philippines is considered one of the most vulnerable to climate change in the world.