son carried him all the way up to the hill until the mortuary services could come and collect him, and he got into the back of the van with him to make sure that the other deceased people in the van would not fall onto his son. so he traveled the whole journey not only to protect his son not only in life but also in death. harrowing stories. that was regional official malcolm camon in durbin, south africa. now we want to update you on extreme weather conditions in the philippines. at least 137 people confirmed to have died according to officials. more than 320,000 people have been displaced by the disaster. thousands of hectares of farmland have also been impacted including rice, corn and live stock. megi was downgrade today a tropical depression earlier this week.