The typhoon made landfall in the Philippine archipelago just before midnight on Monday, hitting the eastern Dinagat Islands. On Tuesday, it moved over the central islands of Cebu and Negros, bringing weaker winds blowing at a speed of 150 km per hour, with gusts of up to 185 km per hour.
Civil defense services reported two deaths: a man was crushed by a tree in Bohol province, and an elderly person drowned in Leyte province.
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What were the victims of typhoon Kalmaegi?
How many people were evacuated from endangered areas?
What wind speeds did the typhoon reach?
What were the conditions like in Cebu City during the typhoon?
Hundreds of thousands evacuated
A total of 387,000 people were evacuated from endangered areas. people. The situation is dramatic, especially in Cebu, where the streets have turned into rivers. According to local authorities, flash floods even inundated some evacuation centers.
Hundreds of people forced to leave their tents after the recent powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake were also forcibly evacuated.
The Philippines is hit by about 20 storms and typhoons every year. The national meteorological service warns that three to five more tropical cyclones may hit the archipelago by the end of the year due to the La Nina phenomenon.
