Overview
- The national disaster agency reported 114 fatalities and 127 people unaccounted for after flash floods and landslides ravaged central regions.
- Cebu was the worst hit, with at least 49 deaths reported by the civil defense office and a provincial state of calamity declared to speed up emergency funding.
- Six Philippine Air Force personnel died when a helicopter crashed in Agusan del Sur during a humanitarian mission, according to the military.
- Authorities moved more than 200,000 people to safety before landfall, while ferry bans stranded over 3,500 at nearly 100 ports and at least 186 domestic flights were canceled.
- Vietnam is bracing for impact with large-scale evacuations in Gia Lai and warnings of airport disruptions as Kalmaegi regains strength over the South China Sea.