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Dozens still missing as 'Agaton' death toll rises to 175

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="An aerial view Leyte province AFP" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/04/19/20220416-agaton-leyte-landslide-aftermath-afp-2.jpg"/><figcaption>An aerial view shows residents walking past destroyed houses in the village of Pilar, Abuyog town, Leyte province on April 14, 2022, day after a landslide struck the village due to heavy rains at the height of Tropical Storm Agaton. <em>Bobbie Alota, AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The death toll from landslides and flooding triggered by Tropical Storm Agaton rose to 175, government data showed Tuesday, as rescue teams continued to search for dozens reported missing.</p><p>Of the fatalities, 156 were from Eastern Visayas, 14 in Western Visayas, 3 in Davao Region and 2 from Central Visayas, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/22/bayaran-nila-tayo-duterte-blames-industrialized-countries-for-climate-change">&#x27;Bayaran nila tayo&#x27;: Duterte blames industrialized countries for climate change</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/04/18/22/landslide-victims-in-leyte-buried-on-easter-sunday">Landslide victims in Leyte laid to rest on Easter Sunday</a></li></ul><p>Some 110 people are reported missing while 8 others are injured, the state disaster response agency said in its latest situational report.</p><p>Majority of those reported missing are from Eastern Visayas with 104, followed by Western Visayas with 5 and Davao Region with 1.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/18/22/look-angel-locsin-visits-agaton-evacuees-in-leyte">LOOK: Angel Locsin visits Agaton evacuees in Leyte</a></li></ul><p>The tropical cyclone, with international name Megi, dumped heavy rains last week, causing flooding and landslides in mountainous villages in the Visayas and Mindanao.</p><p>The NDRRMC said over 2 million people from 2,423 villages were affected by the effects of Agaton.</p><p>Some 40,000 families are still in evacuation camps while 101,000 others are staying with relatives or friends.</p><p>Damage to infrastructure was estimated at P6.9 million while losses to crops, livestock and poultry was pegged at P257 million, the agency said.</p><p>The storm also damaged more than 10,000 houses and destroyed 700 others, amounting to P709,000, it added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/18/22/nbi-to-deploy-team-to-identify-agaton-victims">NBI to deploy team to identify victims killed by Agaton</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/04/18/22/viral-bata-nakaligtas-sa-landslide-sa-baybay-leyte">VIRAL: Bata nakaligtas sa landslide sa Baybay, Leyte</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2003216" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The death toll from landslides and flooding triggered by Tropical Storm Agaton rose to 175, government data showed Tuesday, as rescue teams continued to search for dozens reported missing.