Death toll in Philippines from storm Megi further to 56

MANILA: APRIL. 13 – The death toll from the tropical storm that battered the Philippines over last weekend rose to 56, including the 47 buried by landslides in the central Philippines, authorities said on Wednesday.

As of Wednesday morning, Baybay City Mayor Jose Carlos Cari said rescuers retrieved 47 bodies from the mud that covered 10 villages in Leyte province.