As the death toll for Typhoon Kalmaegi rose into the triple digits, the country braced for another tropical storm expected this weekend.

Authorities in Vietnam prepared Thursday as Typhoon Kalmaegi approached after battering the Philippines. In Gia Lai province, authorities evacuated hundreds of thousands of residents. Authorities have banned vessels from going to sea and suspended construction projects.

The Philippines has been hit by one of the strongest storms this year. A state of calamity has been declared so that the government can more easily help the people who have been affected by the extreme weather.

Thousands were evacuated in coastal provinces of the Philippines on Monday, ahead of a typhoon due to make landfall in a region hit by some of the country's deadliest storms."Some local governments are resorting to forced evacuations,