Powerful Cyclone Moves Toward Vietnam After Claiming at Least 114 Deaths in Philippines

Before making landfall in Vietnam, Kalmaegi caused widespread destruction in the Philippines - including a minimum of 114 people dead.

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has proclaimed a state of calamity - the threshold of which involves numerous deaths, widespread structural damage, and disruption to means of livelihoods and everyday existence for local inhabitants.

The typhoon, known locally as Tino, tore through the populous island of Cebu, flooding complete communities and washing automobiles along avenues.

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated, while some are sheltering in designated safe zones.

Emergency Relief Operations Underway

Emergency responders have started operations as evacuated residents seek shelter in designated safe areas.

The extent of this disaster has resulted in massive emergency response across the devastated zones.

Photographic Records of Devastation

Disaster teams were captured attempting to recover a casualty at the site of a landslide in Cebu City.

Kalmaegi has made homeless in excess of 400k people in the Philippines.

Roadways are coated with mud and photographs reveal stacks of vehicles scattered throughout the damaged regions.

• Mass evacuation activities proceed as the weather system nears Vietnamese territory
• Temporary housing are working at peak capacity in multiple regions
• Global assistance is being organized to support the impacted populations