Prior to striking in Vietnam, Kalmaegi left a trail of devastation in the Philippines - and at least 114 fatalities.
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a state of emergency - which is triggered by mass casualty, widespread structural damage, and interruption of income sources and daily routines for residents of impacted regions.
This powerful storm, referred to locally as Tino, ripped through the populous island of Cebu, submerging entire towns and sweeping cars through the streets.
Many thousands of people have been evacuated, while some are sheltering in designated safe zones.
Disaster personnel are actively operating as evacuated residents take cover in designated safe areas.
The scale of this catastrophe has led to extensive disaster relief throughout the affected regions.
Disaster teams were captured engaged in extracting a casualty at a landslide location in Cebu City.
The severe weather has forced the relocation of over four hundred thousand people in the Philippines.
Thoroughfares are coated with sediment and images show heaps of automobiles distributed across the impacted zones.
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