Overview
- In Vietnam, at least five deaths were reported after landfall in central provinces, with winds that reached about 183 kph and gusts up to 220 kph and power cut to roughly 1.6 million customers at the peak.
- Authorities in Vietnam evacuated more than 537,000 people and mobilized over 268,000 soldiers for search-and-rescue as heavy rain and flooding threats persist inland.
- The Philippines’ Office of Civil Defense raised the toll to at least 188 dead with 135 missing, with most fatalities from flooding after flash deluges struck Cebu and nearby provinces.
- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of national calamity as more than 560,000 people were displaced, nearly 450,000 moved into emergency shelters, and a Philippine Air Force helicopter crash killed six crew during relief operations.
- Philippine and regional forecasters warned that Tropical Storm Fung-wong (Uwan) could strengthen and threaten the northern Philippines soon, prompting heightened alerts across aviation and emergency services.