Prior to hitting in Vietnam, the storm system caused widespread destruction in the Philippines - and at least 114 lives lost.
The nation's leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a disaster situation - the threshold of which involves numerous deaths, widespread structural damage, and interruption of income sources and daily routines for people in the affected areas.
This powerful storm, referred to locally as Tino, ripped through the populous island of Cebu, flooding complete communities and sweeping cars through the streets.
Many thousands of people had to be relocated, while some are sheltering in temporary accommodations.
Disaster Response Efforts Ongoing
Rescue teams have begun work while affected citizens take cover in temporary housing.
The magnitude of this calamity has prompted massive rescue operations throughout the affected regions.
Visual Documentation of the Destruction
Disaster teams could be seen attempting to recover a victim at a mudslide area in Cebu City.
Kalmaegi has forced the relocation of in excess of 400k people in the Philippines.
Roadways are covered in sediment and pictures display piles of cars distributed across the damaged regions.
- Large-scale relocation operations persist as the weather system nears Vietnamese territory
- Temporary housing are functioning at peak capacity across different zones
- Global assistance is being prepared to assist the devastated areas
