In the Philippines, the authorities said yesterday that at least 25 people died in landslides and floods caused by tropical storm Megi as it hit the eastern and southern coasts of the Southeast Asian country. The Police Chief of Baybay city Joemen Collado said, the bodies of 22 people were recovered in the eastern province of Leyte after being buried under a landslide. <br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the National Disaster Agency also said that three people had died in the southern Davao region. Rescue crews are still battling to retrieve people stranded on the eastern and southern coasts.<br />''<br />''More than 13,000 people fled to higher-ground shelters as the storm lashed the east coast. Heavy rain and winds knocked out the power supply, flooded homes and fields and caused mudslides in villages.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Storm Megi, known locally as Agaton, hit the archipelago on Sunday with winds of up to 65 kilometres per hour. Megi is the first storm this year to hit the archipelago, which sees around 20 such storms annually.</span><br />