Overview
- Official tallies remained provisional, with reports ranging from at least 26 to about 48 deaths and many more affected across the central Visayas.
- Unprecedented flooding in Cebu submerged neighborhoods, trapped residents on rooftops, and swept away vehicles, according to local officials and the Philippine Red Cross.
- Authorities reported mass preventive evacuations rising from roughly 156,000 to more than 380,000 people, as ferries were halted, over 3,500 passengers stranded at nearly 100 ports, and about 186 domestic flights canceled.
- Power and communications outages were widespread in parts of Leyte, Cebu, Negros and nearby provinces, with PAGASA noting sustained winds near 140–150 km/h and higher gusts during the storm’s passage.
- A military Super Huey helicopter transporting aid crashed in Agusan del Sur, killing six crew members, according to Philippine military and local reports.