Overview
- Kalmaegi, known locally as Tino, came ashore in the Dinagat Islands before 11 p.m. local time with sustained winds around 150 km/h, according to the national weather service.
- About 156,000 people were moved to safer locations in advance of landfall, the Office of Civil Defense said.
- Local governments barred fishing trips and used army troops, police, firefighters and disaster teams to transfer coastal residents to certified concrete shelters.
- Emergency agencies, including the coast guard, remained on high alert for flash floods, landslides and coastal inundation from the storm surge.
- The region’s readiness reflects lessons from 2013’s Super Typhoon Haiyan, as central provinces such as Cebu also contend with vulnerabilities from a September 6.9-magnitude earthquake.