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Typhoon Kalmaegi
in the Philippines it rose to 40 people, after the powerful storm hit the country’s central region with heavy rain and widespread flooding.
Thousands of residents were forced to evacuate, while houses and streets were submerged in water.
Although it has now weakened, the typhoon, known locally as Tino, is still packing strong winds with speeds of up to 130 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 180 kilometers per hour.Kalmaegi crossed the Visayas Islands group north of Palawan before moving into the South China Sea.
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According to Cebu Province information officer, Ainjeliz Orong, most of the fatalities, 39 people, were from Cebu.Another victim was found on Bohol Island, which is close to the city.
“Search and rescue operations are still ongoing. Several people are still missing and have not been found,” Orong said in his written statement, citing
Reuters
.
He added that most of the victims died as a result of drowning and being crushed by rubble.
Tens of thousands of residents from various regions in the Visayas, as well as parts of southern Luzon and northern Mindanao, have been evacuated.Floodwaters in Cebu City began to recede on Tuesday evening, but power was still out in many areas, and communications services had not yet been fully restored.
Footage from the Philippine Red Cross showed rescue workers wading through knee-deep water in Cebu City, using boats to evacuate residents trapped in their homes.In Liloan City, houses were submerged up to the roofs, with some residents waiting on the second floor to be evacuated.
National weather service PAGASA said the combination of Typhoon Kalmaegi and the shear line caused extreme rainfall and strong wind gusts in the Visayas region and surrounding areas.More than 180 flights were cancelled, and maritime authorities asked all ships to take shelter in nearby ports.
PAGASA previously warned of the risk of ‘life-threatening storm surges’ reaching heights of more than three meters in coastal areas and low-lying areas in the center of the Philippines.
Meanwhile, the Vietnamese government is also preparing to face the worst possibility.Kalmaegi is expected to make landfall in Vietnam’s central region on Thursday evening, an area recently hit by massive flooding that killed at least 40 people in the past week.
“This is a very strong typhoon and continues to increase in intensity after entering the East Sea,” the Vietnamese government wrote in an official statement.
Typhoon Kalmaegi adds to the long list of disasters that have hit the Philippines in recent months.The island nation averages about 20 tropical storms every year.
Last September, Super Typhoon Ragasa hit northern Luzon, forcing schools and offices to close due to heavy rain and strong winds.
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