US EditionTyphoon Kalmaegi Death Toll Rises to at Least 85 in Philippines
Typhoon Kalmaegi caused severe flooding and landslides, displacing over 400,000 people and killing at least 85, with many deaths in Cebu, officials said.
- On November 5, 2025, Typhoon Kalmaegi swept the central Philippines, killing at least 85 people and displacing more than 400,000 across Cebu province, officials said.
- Earlier this year, Cebu was still recovering from the September 30 earthquake that killed at least 79 people and displaced thousands, with local officials blaming years of quarrying and substandard flood control projects.
- Heavy rain battered Cebu, with Cebu City rainfall at 183mm in 24 hours triggering flash floods that forced residents onto roofs and led to at least 49 drownings, the Office of Civil Defence and Philippine Red Cross said.
- Cebu authorities declared a state of calamity, with Baricuatro warning that flood control issues and quarrying may have worsened flooding, while rescue teams reported being overwhelmed and domestic flights canceled.
- Forecasters say Kalmaegi has weakened since landing Tuesday, with winds near 92 mph, while China activated maritime emergency measures and warned of a catastrophic wave process in the South China Sea.
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Dozens dead as typhoon slams Philippines
What happenedAt least 85 people were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced after Typhoon Kalmaegi tore through the central Philippines on Tuesday. Another 75 people are missing. The destructive winds and devastating flooding hit the heavily populated island of Cebu particularly hard.Who said whatThe destruction in Cebu is “really unprecedented,” provincial Gov. Pamela Baricuatro said on social media. “We did everything we can” to prepare fo…
Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 85 dead, mainly in province still recovering from quake
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 85 people dead with 75 others missing in the central Philippines, many in widespread flooding that trapped people on their roofs and swept away cars in a hard-hit province still…
At least 66 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands have fled their homes as one of the strongest typhoons of the year swept across the central Philippines, authorities said. Typhoon Kalmaegi has inundated entire towns on the most populous island in central Cebu, where 49 of the fatalities were located. Twenty-six others are missing, a civil defense official said in a radio interview on Wednesday.
At least 114 dead after Typhoon Kalmaegi floods Philippines, engulfing entire communities
Philippine officials said Wednesday the death toll from the widespread flooding and devastation caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in the country's central region has risen to at least 114, with 127 others reported missing, many of them in a hard-hit province still recovering from a deadly earthquake.
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