Deadly Typhoon Moves Toward Vietnam Following Causing at Least 114 Deaths in Philippines
Before striking in Vietnam, Kalmaegi left a trail of devastation in the Philippines - including a minimum of 114 fatalities.
Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has announced a disaster situation - defined by circumstances including numerous deaths, major damage to property, and disruption to means of livelihoods and everyday existence for people in the affected areas.
The typhoon, called in the region Tino, ripped through the densely inhabited island of Cebu, submerging entire towns and sweeping cars through the streets.
Many thousands of people have been evacuated, while some are sheltering in emergency shelters.
Rescue Relief Operations In Progress
Disaster personnel have started operations as evacuated residents take cover in emergency centers.
The extent of this calamity has resulted in large-scale emergency response in the devastated zones.
Photographic Records of the Destruction
Disaster teams were photographed engaged in extracting a casualty at a landslide location in Cebu City.
Kalmaegi has displaced more than 400,000 people in the Philippines.
Thoroughfares are blanketed with sediment and images show piles of cars spread over the damaged regions.
- Mass evacuation operations persist as the typhoon nears Vietnamese territory
- Emergency shelters are functioning at maximum capacity across different zones
- Global assistance is being mobilized to assist the devastated areas
