Overview
- Rescuers reported dozens missing and extensive rooftop evacuations in Cebu, which declared a state of calamity after rivers surged and neighborhoods were inundated.
- Authorities said more than 387,000 people moved to safety before landfall, with widespread power cuts and transport disruptions across ports and airports reported afterward.
- Six Philippine Air Force personnel died when a helicopter on a humanitarian mission crashed in Agusan del Sur, according to the military.
- About 183 mm of rain fell around Cebu in 24 hours, triggering lethal flash floods and contributing to landslides and volcanic mudflows that buried homes in Canlaon City on Negros Island.
- Kalmaegi has moved into the South China Sea with sustained winds near 130 km/h and is forecast to reach central Vietnam by Friday, with Vietnam and Thailand issuing warnings for heavy rain and flooding.