Deadly Cyclone Heads for Vietnam After Claiming no Fewer than 114 Fatalities in Philippines
Prior to striking in Vietnam, the storm system left a trail of devastation in the Philippines - and at least 114 people dead.
The nation's leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a state of calamity - the threshold of which involves mass casualty, extensive property destruction, and interruption of income sources and the normal way of life for residents of impacted regions.
This powerful storm, known locally as Tino, tore through the populous island of Cebu, flooding complete communities and carrying vehicles down roads.
Tens of thousands of people had to be relocated, others are resting in temporary accommodations.
Rescue Relief Operations Ongoing
Disaster personnel have begun work while displaced Filipinos find refuge in emergency centers.
The extent of this catastrophe has led to massive rescue operations in the devastated zones.
Image Evidence of Devastation
Emergency responders were photographed attempting to recover a casualty at a mudslide area in Cebu City.
Kalmaegi has made homeless over four hundred thousand people in the Philippines.
Thoroughfares are blanketed with sediment and photographs reveal piles of cars distributed across the impacted zones.
- Mass evacuation operations persist as the typhoon prepares to make landfall
- Temporary housing are functioning at maximum capacity in multiple regions
- International aid is being mobilized to assist the impacted populations