At Least 56 Dead From Philippine Landslides, Floods

At least 28 others remain missing after a tropical depression brought heavy rainfall to the central and southern Philippines.

As search and rescue efforts increased with the arrival of equipment, the death toll has risen to at least 56, with 28 others missing, after a summer tropical depression that unleashed days of pounding rain caused landslides and floods in the central and southern Philippines, officials said Wednesday. ATM: Pagkatapos ng rescue operation, relief operation naman ang tinututukan ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) sa Iloilo ngayong araw, ika-13 ng Abril 2022. pic.twitter.com/9CYgTRKCb0

Nearly 200 villagers were injured mostly in the landslides in the hard-hit city of Baybay in central Leyte province over the weekend and early Monday, officials said. Army, police and other rescuers were struggling with mud and unstable heaps of earth and debris to find the missing villagers.