Tropical Storm Megi Hits Philippines, Leaving at Least 25 Dead

Tropical Storm Megi Hits Philippines, Leaving at Least 25 Dead
Highway and houses submerged by flood waters in Abuyog town, Leyte province, southern Philippines, on April 11, 2022. Bobbie Alota/AFP via Getty Images
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MANILA—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.

The storm made landfall on Sunday with sustained winds of up to 65 kilometres (40 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 80 kph (49 mph). Megi is the first storm to hit the archipelago this year, which sees around 20 such storms annually.