Deadly Cyclone Moves Toward Vietnam After Causing a Minimum of 114 Deaths in Philippines
Prior to striking in Vietnam, the storm system resulted in catastrophic damage in the Philippines - and at least 114 people dead.
The nation's leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr has announced a state of calamity - the threshold of which involves significant loss of life, extensive property destruction, and halt to economic activities and everyday existence for people in the affected areas.
The typhoon, called in the region Tino, tore through the populous island of Cebu, submerging entire towns and sweeping cars through the streets.
Numerous individuals of people were forced to evacuate, others are resting in temporary accommodations.
Emergency Response Efforts Underway
Rescue teams have started operations as evacuated residents seek shelter in temporary housing.
The scale of this disaster has prompted large-scale rescue operations in the impacted areas.
Image Evidence of Damage
Disaster teams could be seen attempting to recover a casualty at a mudslide area in Cebu City.
Kalmaegi has displaced more than 400,000 people in the Philippines.
Thoroughfares are blanketed with debris and images show heaps of automobiles scattered throughout the affected areas.
- Mass evacuation operations persist as the typhoon nears Vietnamese territory
- Temporary housing are working at full capacity in multiple regions
- International aid is being prepared to help the affected communities
