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Kalmaegi Batters Vietnam After Leaving 188 Dead in Philippines

Forecasters now warn Tropical Storm Fung-wong could intensify to a major system, threatening northern Luzon within days.

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Residents return to what remains of their homes after Typhoon Kalmaegi devastated communities along the Mananga River in Talisay City, Cebu province, central Philippines onn November 5, 2025.
A man takes a bath amid the remains of a community where houses were swept in the floods brought on by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Talisay, Cebu, Philippines on November 6, 2025.
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Overview

  • Vietnam reported at least five deaths, extensive structural damage and more than a million households without power as Kalmaegi weakened inland toward Laos and Cambodia.
  • Authorities in Vietnam said over 268,000 soldiers were mobilised and more than 537,000 residents were evacuated from flood- and landslide-prone areas.
  • In the Philippines, officials confirmed 188 dead and 135 missing, with Cebu the hardest hit, after flash floods and landslides displaced over 560,000 people and sent nearly 450,000 to shelters.
  • Kalmaegi was an unusually strong November storm, with sustained winds near 183 km/h and gusts up to 220 km/h, and forecasters warned some areas could receive up to 600 mm of rain.
  • President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of national emergency and the aviation regulator raised alert levels as the country prepared for Fung-wong, which could strike the north, including the Manila region.