In Philippines, at least 66 people have been killed while hundreds of thousands fled their homes as one of the strongest typhoons this year ripped through the country. The typhoon Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, has weakened since making landfall early yesterday, but has continued to bring winds of more than 130 km/h.
The country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council estimated that forty-nine of the reported fatalities were from Cebu, most of them due to fallen debris, landslides and flooding on account of rains. Typhoon Kalmaegi is forecast to move on to Vietnam, which is already seeing record-breaking rainfall.
