Tropical storm Megi is the first storm to hit the nation this year, causing floods and mudslides.
Tropical storm Megi is the first to lash the Philippines since a major typhoon last December
On Tuesday, rescue crews were still battling to retrieve people stranded on the eastern and southern coasts.It was the first such storm of the year - the Philippines typically sees an average of 20 each year. Images shared by authorities and locals online showed rescuers wading through muddy swamps and using rafts on fast-flowing rivers to try and reach isolated areas of submerged homes.In the town of Abuyog, in Leyte, the floods cut roads off and inundated homes and buildings
"I was crying because I know the people buried there and I was also scared because there were mountains behind our house," one Leyte resident told news agency AFP.
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