The Philippine military pledged on Thursday to keep up search and rescue efforts after tropical storm Megi ripped through central areas this week, burying many under landslides and killing at least 123 people.
Megi was the first cyclone this year to hit the Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,600 islands that sees an average of 20 tropical storms a year.
"The search, rescue and retrieval operations will continue," a Philippine Army infantry unit in Baybay said on Facebook. Megi, which made landfall on Sunday with sustained winds of up to 65 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 80 kph , has since dissipated.
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