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Philippines Declares Emergency as Typhoon Kalmaegi Death Toll Hits 114, With 127 Missing

Cebu bears the brunt of sudden flash floods after recent earthquake damage.

Overview

  • Officials report at least 114 dead, 127 missing and over 430,000 displaced, with most fatalities in Cebu from drowning and landslides.
  • President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency to speed funding and operations as authorities prioritize debris clearing and searches.
  • Six Philippine Air Force personnel died when a helicopter on a humanitarian mission crashed in Agusan del Sur.
  • Kalmaegi has moved into the South China Sea and is strengthening toward central Vietnam, where authorities prepared mass evacuations and warned of airport disruptions.
  • Forecasters are monitoring a separate tropical disturbance east of Mindanao that could develop into another cyclone.