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Typhoon Kalmaegi caused floods, mudslides, and killed 66 people in the Philippines, with 387,000 evacuated, while Vietnam prepares for the storm's expected arrival Friday.
- On Tuesday, Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in the Philippines with gusts up to 121mph, killing at least 66 people and leaving 26 missing, the Office of Civil Defence said.
- Driven by a shear line, Typhoon Kalmaegi brought heavy rains and strong winds across the Visayas and nearby areas as the Philippines recovered from a 6.9 magnitude earthquake that killed at least 79.
- Before landfall, officials evacuated more than 387,000 people to safer ground in eastern and central Philippine provinces, while fierce winds damaged around 300 shanties on Homonhon, Eastern Samar, and Cebu province declared a state of calamity.
- Humanitarian response efforts suffered a fatal helicopter crash, killing six crew members on Mindanao, while affected communities shown in drone footage reveal wiped-out homes and rubble.
- The typhoon is forecast to reach Vietnam's coasts on Friday morning, and the Vietnamese government said it was preparing for the worst as Typhoon Kalmaegi approaches.
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‘Unprecedented’: 66 killed, rescue helicopter downed by Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines
The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines has climbed to 66 – including six members of a downed military helicopter – as residents of hardest-hit Cebu province began picking through homes and businesses devastated by the worst flooding in recent memory.
More than half a hundred people have died, more than a dozen are missing and more than a million have been affected by the impact of typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines, one of the strongest of the season, which is moving to Vietnam on Wednesday.
Typhoon Kalmaegi hit the Philippines on Tuesday, leaving widespread devastation. Authorities say the flooding has killed at least 66 people and left dozens missing. The typhoon is now strengthening again over the South China Sea and heading toward Vietnam, which has yet to recover from recent floods.
Aerial images show destruction of Typhoon Kalmaegi in Philippines - with at least 66 killed
The storm, locally named Tino, made landfall early on Tuesday, leaving a trail of destruction by reducing homes to rubble and clogging streets with debris, including in Cebu, a major tourist hub.
Typhoon Tino leaves 66 dead, over 700,000 people affected - BusinessWorld Online
More than 66 deaths and over 700,000 affected individuals were reported following the onslaught of Typhoon Kalmaegi, locally known as Tino, which caused widespread flooding and massive destruction across the Visayas, particularly in Cebu, according to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). Diego A. Mariano, deputy spokesperson of the OCD, confirmed that 49 of the reported deaths were in Cebu, mainly due to fallen debris, landslides, and flooding, wi…
Floods have claimed lives and destroyed homes after a typhoon in Southeast Asia.
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