Typhoon Kalmaegi brings rain and destruction to Vietnam as demise toll nears 200 in Philippines

At least 5 individuals died in Vietnam after storm Kalmaegi pummelled coastal areas with damaging winds and heavy rain, officers mentioned on Friday (November 7, 2025), following the storm’s lethal passage via the Philippines, the place it killed a minimum of 188 individuals.

The storm made landfall in central Vietnam late on Thursday (November 6, 2025), uprooting timber, damaging houses, and triggering energy outages, earlier than weakening because it moved inland. Authorities warned of continuous heavy rainfall of as much as 200 millimetres (8 inches) in central Provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri, and mentioned rising river ranges from Hue to Dak Lak might set off flooding and landslides.

In the Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is predicted to go to affected areas on Friday (November 7) to evaluate the harm and oversee restoration efforts, with officers saying 135 individuals remained lacking and one other 96 had been injured.

In Vietnam, the catastrophe administration company mentioned seven individuals have been reported injured, and round 2,800 houses have been broken. About 1.3 million individuals have been with out electrical energy, it mentioned.

The State-run Vietnam News Agency mentioned the railway in Quang Ngai had been broken. Photos and movies on social media confirmed ripped-off roofs, flooded houses, and streets suffering from fallen timber and particles.

The authorities mentioned it had mobilized greater than 268,000 troopers for search-and-rescue operations and warned of flooding, which might have an effect on agriculture within the Central Highlands, Vietnam’s primary coffee-growing area.

Kalmaegi is the thirteenth storm to kind within the South China Sea this yr. Vietnam and the Philippines are extremely weak to tropical storms and typhoons because of their places alongside the Pacific storm belt, repeatedly experiencing harm and casualties throughout peak storm seasons.

The Philippines’ civil aviation regulator has positioned all space centres and airport operations below heightened alert in preparation for one more storm, Fung-wong, which is forecast to accentuate into an excellent storm earlier than making landfall within the northern Philippines on Sunday (November 2, 2025) night or early Monday morning.