Philippine authorities said Tuesday the death toll from Typhoon Megi had risen to three, as the storm dumped heavy rains across the main island of Luzon for a second consecutive day.

BAGUIO, Philippines – Philippine authorities said Tuesday the death toll from Typhoon Megi had risen to ten, as the storm dumped heavy rains across the main island of Luzon for a second consecutive day. Six people are reported dead and at least 32 people are still missing after two landslides triggered by a major typhoon swept through separate villages in southeastern China, state media reported. The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Megi rose to 27 today after more reports of damage and casualties emerged, the government and Red Cross reported. The death toll from the strongest cyclone to buffet the Philippines in years has risen to at least seven, including a mother and her two children whose house was crushed by a falling tree. Typhoon Megi Kills 13 in Philippines, Moves On. Death toll from Typhoon Megi in Taiwan rises as new body found Search for missing people in Taiwan landslide goes on Mainland tourists stranded in Taiwan back home ; 70 stranded tourists in Taiwan rescued, 330 others wait for help; Hint of typhoon Megi throws life in disarray Hainan gets ready for typhoon's aftermath By the time the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this image at 1:30 p.m. local time (5:30 UTC) on October 20, 2010, the storm had again reached Category 4 status. The death toll in Taiwan from Typhoon Megi last month was revised to 36 after 20 Chinese tourists were declared dead. October 19, 2010 at 10:08 AM Leave a comment. The death toll from recent flooding in Thailand rose to five on Tuesday. Typhoon Megi death toll rises to 10 in Philippines. Philippine authorities say the death toll from Typhoon Megi has risen to 10 after it smashed into the north of the country. After raking across the Philippines on October 18, 2010, Typhoon Megi re-emerged over the South China Sea and began to intensify again.