Philippines: Declares State of Emergency After Typhoon Kalmaegi

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The Philippines has declared a state of emergency after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and 127 missing. Most victims drowned in flash floods, particularly in the heavily affected central province of Cebu, before the tropical cyclone moved toward the South China Sea on Wednesday. The typhoon impacted nearly two million people, including approximately 450,000 residents who were evacuated to emergency shelters. The area around Cebu City received 183 millimeters of rain in the 24 hours before Kalmaegi's impact—significantly above its monthly average of 131 millimeters.

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00:00Meanwhile, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency on Thursday after Typhoon Kalmagi left at least 114 people dead and 127 missing in the country.

00:13Most of the victims died from drowning in flash floods, many of them in the central province of Cebu,

00:20which was heavily affected before the tropical cyclone left the archipelago on Wednesday towards the South China Sea.

00:29Typhoon affected almost 2 million people, including about 430,000 villagers who were evacuated to emergency shelters.

00:38The area around the city of Cebu received 183 millimeters of rain in the 24 hours prior to Kalmagi's impact, well above its monthly average of 131 millimeters.

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