Philippines declares state of calamity
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared a state of emergency after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and more than 100 missing in central provinces.
More than 150,000 people have evacuated to safer ground in eastern Philippine provinces as a typhoon approaches from the Pacific
Residents walk along debris along a shoreline after Typhoon Kalmaegi caused devastation in communities at Talisay City, Cebu province, central Philippines. (AP Photo) Philippines
Philippine officials have ordered tens of thousands of people to evacuate to safer ground and prohibited fishermen from venturing out to sea in an east-central region as a typhoon approached from the
In the event of a war, officials believe local forces must hold out for at least a month before reinforcements from allies arrive.
More than 40 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced as rains driven by Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) flooded swathes of the central Philippines on Tuesday.