Kalmaegi Toll Rises in Philippines as Vietnam Orders Mass Evacuations

Overview

• Officials in the Philippines report at least 142 dead and 127 missing after unprecedented floods and landslides centered on Cebu and neighboring provinces.
• President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a national state of calamity, unlocking emergency funds and allowing price controls on essential goods.
• More than 500,000 people were displaced, with towns in Cebu showing widespread destruction and a fatal slide on Negros linked to the Canlaon volcano slope.
• Vietnam has begun moving about 350,000 people from high-risk areas in provinces including Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Dak Lak and Gia Lai, with forecasts pointing to Category 4 intensity, winds near 215 km/h and waves up to eight meters.
• EM-DAT lists Kalmaegi as 2025’s deadliest typhoon to date, and authorities are also tracking Tropical Storm Fung-wong toward Luzon as scientists cite warming-driven increases in extreme rainfall.