Deadly Cyclone Moves Toward Vietnam After Claiming at Least 114 Lives in Philippines
Before striking in Vietnam, Kalmaegi caused widespread destruction in the Philippines - and at least 114 fatalities.
The nation's leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr has announced a state of calamity - the threshold of which involves mass casualty, major damage to property, and interruption of income sources and everyday existence for local inhabitants.
The weather system, referred to locally as Tino, ripped through the densely inhabited island of Cebu, submerging entire towns and carrying vehicles down roads.
Many thousands of people have been evacuated, others are resting in temporary accommodations.
Emergency Recovery Activities Underway
Rescue teams have begun work while evacuated residents find refuge in designated safe areas.
The magnitude of this calamity has resulted in extensive emergency response throughout the affected regions.
Image Evidence of Devastation
Rescue workers could be seen working on retrieving a victim at the site of a landslide in Cebu City.
The severe weather has displaced more than 400,000 people in the Philippines.
Thoroughfares are covered in debris and images show stacks of vehicles scattered throughout the impacted zones.
- Widespread displacement operations persist as the typhoon nears Vietnamese territory
- Emergency shelters are working at peak capacity across different zones
- Worldwide support is being prepared to help the impacted populations
