US EditionTyphoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing 114 in Philippines
- On Thursday , authorities in Vietnam braced as Typhoon Kalmaegi blew out of the Philippines into the South China Sea and neared the coast for Friday morning.
- Across the Philippines, Kalmaegi wrought heavy damage and deaths, leaving at least 114 dead and 127 missing while displacing more than 560,000 villagers, including nearly 450,000 evacuated to shelters, the Office of Civil Defense said.
- Vietnamese authorities ordered evacuations across multiple provinces, moving more than 537,000 people from Hue, Da Nang, Dak Lak and cancelling at least 186 domestic flights.
- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr declared a state of emergency on Thursday to speed emergency response and fund disbursement, with a state of national calamity covering two-thirds of the archipelago to prevent food hoarding.
- Ho Chi Minh City faces heightened flood risk as Saigon River tides coincide with up to 100 millimetres of rain, while disaster-response officials warn another cyclone could intensify next week as scientists note warming climate effects.
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Only the Philippines, now Vietnam: typhoon "Kalmaegi" leaves behind a trail of destruction – dead, floods, power outages. And a new storm is approaching.The violent typhoon "Kalmaegi" has moved from the Philippines to Vietnam - and has also caused serious damage there. At least five people have been killed and about 2,600 houses have been damaged, the government said. More than half a million people had been put into safety as a precaution.The s…
Vietnam hit by Typhoon Kalmaegi as tropical storm leaves 114 dead in Philippines - The Mirror
Typhoon Kalmaegi claimed the lives of at least 114 and has left another 127 missing – the storm has now made landfall in Vietnam brining flooded homes and collapsed buildings
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 114 people in the Philippines with even more missing and then hit Vietnam Friday. A second typhoon, Fong-Wong, is forecast to hit the Philippines around Sunday and strengthen to a major storm by that time. Some facts about typhoons: Hurricane? Cyclone? Typhoon? They’re all the same — officially, tropical cyclones. But they get different names in different parts of the world. Hurricane is use…
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