Powerful Storm Heads for Vietnam After Claiming a Minimum of 114 Lives in Philippines
Before hitting in Vietnam, the typhoon left a trail of devastation in the Philippines - with no fewer than 114 fatalities.
Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a state of calamity - the threshold of which involves numerous deaths, major damage to property, and interruption of income sources and the normal way of life for local inhabitants.
The weather system, known locally as Tino, devastated the heavily populated island of Cebu, inundating whole settlements and carrying vehicles down roads.
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated, others are resting in emergency shelters.
Emergency Relief Operations In Progress
Emergency responders have started operations as displaced Filipinos seek shelter in emergency centers.
The magnitude of this calamity has led to large-scale rescue operations in the devastated zones.
Visual Documentation of Damage
Disaster teams were captured attempting to recover a casualty at a mudslide area in Cebu City.
Kalmaegi has displaced in excess of 400k people in the Philippines.
Thoroughfares are coated with debris and photographs reveal piles of cars spread over the damaged regions.
- Mass evacuation operations persist while the storm prepares to make landfall
- Relief centers are working at peak capacity in different zones
- Worldwide support is being mobilized to help the devastated areas
