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Prior to making landfall in Vietnam, Kalmaegi caused widespread destruction in the Philippines - with no fewer than 114 fatalities.

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has announced a state of calamity - which is triggered by numerous deaths, extensive property destruction, and interruption of income sources and the normal way of life for residents of impacted regions.

The weather system, known locally as Tino, devastated the heavily populated island of Cebu, flooding complete communities and carrying vehicles down roads.

Many thousands of people have been evacuated, others are resting in emergency shelters.

Disaster Response Efforts Ongoing

Rescue teams have begun work while evacuated residents find refuge in emergency centers.

The extent of this catastrophe has prompted massive emergency response across the devastated zones.

Photographic Records of Damage

Rescue workers could be seen engaged in extracting a body at a landslide location in Cebu City.

Kalmaegi has displaced over four hundred thousand people in the Philippines.

Thoroughfares are blanketed with sediment and pictures display heaps of automobiles distributed across the affected areas.

• Mass evacuation operations persist as the typhoon nears Vietnamese territory
• Temporary housing are operating at peak capacity throughout various areas
• International aid is being prepared to help the impacted populations