Deadly Cyclone Heads for Vietnam Following Causing at Least 114 Fatalities in Philippines
Before making landfall in Vietnam, the typhoon left a trail of devastation in the Philippines - with no fewer than 114 people dead.
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has announced a state of calamity - the threshold of which involves significant loss of life, major damage to property, and disruption to means of livelihoods and the normal way of life for local inhabitants.
The typhoon, called in the region Tino, devastated the populous island of Cebu, submerging entire towns and washing automobiles along avenues.
Many thousands of people were forced to evacuate, others are resting in designated safe zones.
Disaster Relief Operations In Progress
Rescue teams are actively operating as affected citizens take cover in temporary housing.
The magnitude of this calamity has prompted large-scale disaster relief in the affected regions.
Photographic Records of Damage
Rescue workers were captured engaged in extracting a body at the site of a landslide in Cebu City.
Kalmaegi has forced the relocation of in excess of 400k people in the Philippines.
Streets are covered in mud and images show stacks of vehicles distributed across the affected areas.
- Widespread displacement activities proceed as the weather system prepares to make landfall
- Temporary housing are functioning at maximum capacity in different zones
- Global assistance is being prepared to assist the impacted populations
