Death toll rises following landslides in Philippines

Residents are evacuated by rescuers in a flooded village in Panitan, Panay island (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

The death toll from landslides and floods that hit the central and southern Philippines after a summer tropical depression unleashed days of pounding rain has risen to at least 43, with 28 others missing, officials said.

More than 100 villagers were injured in landslides in the hard-hit city of Baybay in central Leyte province over the weekend and early on Monday.