Overview
- Officials reported at least 58 deaths and 13 missing after the storm swept the Visayas and parts of Palawan, with the toll expected to be updated as assessments continue.
- Cebu was hardest hit, where fast‑rising water trapped residents on rooftops and submerged vehicles, a crisis local authorities described as “unprecedented.”
- A Philippine Air Force Super Huey on a relief mission crashed in Agusan del Sur, killing all six personnel on board, the military said.
- Hundreds of thousands were moved to shelters; widespread power outages were recorded, while hundreds of flights were canceled and ferries were suspended across multiple ports.
- Kalmaegi is moving into the South China Sea with forecasters tracking it toward central Vietnam, as Philippine agencies warn of damaging storm surges up to three meters along vulnerable coasts.