00:00At least 90 people in the central Philippines have died in floods and heavy rains caused by
00:05Typhoon Kalmagi. 75 others are missing. Tens of thousands have been evacuated after rains
00:13flooded homes and streets, swept away vehicles and left people trapped on their roofs.
00:20Many of the deaths were reported in the central province of Cebu, which was pummeled by Kalmagi
00:26on Tuesday, setting off flash floods and causing a river and other waterways to swell. Cebu has
00:32declared a state of calamity to allow emergency funds to be distributed more quickly.
00:38The province is still recovering from a 6.9 magnitude earthquake that hit the area at the
00:44end of September, killing 79 people and displacing thousands more. The typhoon is now heading for
00:52Vietnam and Thailand, where it's expected to make a landfall on Friday.
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