Prior to making landfall in Vietnam, Kalmaegi caused widespread destruction in the Philippines - including a minimum of 114 fatalities.
Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has proclaimed a state of emergency - which is triggered by mass casualty, extensive property destruction, and halt to economic activities and daily routines for residents of impacted regions.
This powerful storm, called in the region Tino, ripped through the heavily populated island of Cebu, inundating whole settlements and carrying vehicles down roads.
Many thousands of people have been evacuated, others are resting in designated safe zones.
Emergency responders have begun work while affected citizens take cover in designated safe areas.
The scale of this disaster has prompted massive emergency response throughout the affected regions.
Rescue workers were captured engaged in extracting a casualty at the site of a landslide in Cebu City.
Kalmaegi has forced the relocation of in excess of 400k people in the Philippines.
Thoroughfares are covered in debris and pictures display stacks of vehicles distributed across the affected areas.
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