Destructive Storm Heads for Vietnam After Claiming a Minimum of 114 Fatalities in Philippines
Before hitting in Vietnam, Kalmaegi left a trail of devastation in the Philippines - including a minimum of 114 people dead.
Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has proclaimed a state of emergency - which is triggered by mass casualty, extensive property destruction, and disruption to means of livelihoods and the normal way of life for people in the affected areas.
The typhoon, called in the region Tino, tore through the populous island of Cebu, flooding complete communities and carrying vehicles down roads.
Many thousands of people had to be relocated, while some are sheltering in emergency shelters.
Rescue Relief Operations In Progress
Rescue teams are actively operating as displaced Filipinos seek shelter in temporary housing.
The scale of this disaster has led to large-scale rescue operations in the impacted areas.
Visual Documentation of Damage
Emergency responders were photographed attempting to recover a victim at the site of a landslide in Cebu City.
Kalmaegi has made homeless over four hundred thousand people in the Philippines.
Streets are covered in debris and photographs reveal stacks of vehicles distributed across the damaged regions.
- Mass evacuation operations persist while the storm approaches the coastline
- Temporary housing are functioning at maximum capacity across different zones
- Worldwide support is being organized to support the devastated areas
