Tropical Storm Megi stranded locals in central Philippines, flattening trees and blocking traffic as it continued to pummel the archipelago nation killing at least 24 people.

Footage shows residents stuck on the road after strong winds felled trees that blocked passage through a town in Mahaplag municipality in disaster-prone Leyte province on April 11.

Tropical Storm Megi, locally known as Agaton, made landfall in Guiuan municipality, Eastern Samar at 7:30 am on April 10 with maximum sustained winds of up to 75 kilometres per hour.

State weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said it has weakened into a tropical depression packing maximum sustained winds of up to 45 kilometres per hour.

At least 24 people have been killed - 14 of whom died in landslides in Leyte province - with six injured and one missing as of Tuesday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.

It added the storm has caused some 900,000 PHP worth of damage to agriculture and 250,000 PHP to infrastructure.