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Prior to striking in Vietnam, Kalmaegi left a trail of devastation in the Philippines - including a minimum of 114 fatalities.

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a disaster situation - defined by circumstances including significant loss of life, extensive property destruction, and disruption to means of livelihoods and the normal way of life for people in the affected areas.

The typhoon, called in the region Tino, devastated the heavily populated island of Cebu, inundating whole settlements and washing automobiles along avenues.

Many thousands of people had to be relocated, while some are sheltering in designated safe zones.

Disaster Recovery Activities Underway

Rescue teams have begun work while displaced Filipinos take cover in temporary housing.

The scale of this calamity has led to massive disaster relief across the affected regions.

Image Evidence of Devastation

Rescue workers were captured engaged in extracting a casualty at the site of a landslide in Cebu City.

The severe weather has made homeless over four hundred thousand people in the Philippines.

Roadways are blanketed with debris and photographs reveal heaps of automobiles scattered throughout the affected areas.

• Large-scale relocation operations persist while the storm approaches the coastline
• Relief centers are functioning at peak capacity throughout multiple regions
• International aid is being mobilized to support the impacted populations