Philippines, Typhoon Kalmaegi
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Philippine officials said Thursday the death toll from widespread flooding and devastation caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in the country’s central region has risen to at least 114 with 127 people reported missing, many of them in a hard-hit province still recovering from a deadly earthquake.
The Philippines has declared a state of emergency following Typhoon Kalmaegi, which has caused flash floods that have killed at least dozens of people and left others missing
In our special Western Pacific Typhoon update we’re tracking two storms. The first is Typhoon Kalmaegi (which has already
More than 150,000 people have been evacuated across the eastern provinces of the Philippines as Typhoon Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, approaches from the Pacific. Authorities have issued warnings for torrential rains, potentially destructive winds, and storm surges reaching up to three metres (nearly 10 feet).