US EditionPhilippines Declares Emergency as Typhoon Kalmaegi Kills 114, With Storm Strengthening Toward Vietnam
- On Thursday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 dead and hundreds missing in central provinces of the Philippines.
- Kalmaegi barreled into central Philippines on Tuesday, triggering flash floods and swollen rivers that caused 71 deaths in Cebu province, officials said.
- A Philippine Air Force helicopter crashed on Tuesday, killing six crew members while the storm affected nearly 2 million people and displaced more than 560,000, including nearly 450,000 evacuated to shelters.
- Authorities warned of widespread electricity outages across affected provinces and transport disruption, leaving nearly 3,000 passengers stranded at ports and cancelling domestic flights.
- Kalmaegi left the archipelago by Wednesday and is headed toward Vietnam, where landfall is expected Friday; recovery faces added strain from a recent earthquake and allegations of substandard flood control projects.
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The typhoon claimed the lives of 140 people in the Philippines, where it raged mainly in the tourist-popular province of Cebu.
At least 114 people have died and 127 remain missing after the passage of typhoon Kalmaegi, one of the strongest of the season, in the Philippines, according to the latest victim balance provided by the Civil Defence Office on Thursday. Some media, also citing official sources, raise the number of deaths to 140.
Philippines Declares State of Emergency for Tropical Storm Fung-Wong Following Typhoon Kalmaegi
The Philippines have declared a state of emergency for Tropical Storm Fung-Wong after Typhoon Kalmaegi. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency in the early hours of Thursday, Nov. 6. Kalmaegi has killed 114 people amid severe flooding.
114 people have died in the Philippines. Typhoon Kalmaegi is now approaching Vietnam and the country's weather agency is warning of "extreme torrential rain" and waves that could be eight meters high. The Swedish Foreign Ministry estimates that "around 500" Swedes are in Vietnam.
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