Before striking in Vietnam, Kalmaegi caused widespread destruction in the Philippines - and at least 114 lives lost.
Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a disaster situation - which is triggered by significant loss of life, major damage to property, and disruption to means of livelihoods and everyday existence for local inhabitants.
The weather system, referred to locally as Tino, ripped through the heavily populated island of Cebu, inundating whole settlements and sweeping cars through the streets.
Many thousands of people had to be relocated, with many taking refuge in designated safe zones.
Disaster Relief Operations Underway
Rescue teams are actively operating while displaced Filipinos find refuge in designated safe areas.
The scale of this calamity has resulted in massive rescue operations across the impacted areas.
Visual Documentation of Damage
Disaster teams were captured engaged in extracting a body at a mudslide area in Cebu City.
Kalmaegi has made homeless more than 400,000 people in the Philippines.
Roadways are blanketed with debris and photographs reveal piles of cars scattered throughout the damaged regions.
- Mass evacuation efforts continue as the typhoon prepares to make landfall
- Temporary housing are functioning at full capacity across different zones
- Worldwide support is being organized to support the impacted populations
