Typhoon KalmaegI brings rain and destruction to Vietnam as death toll nears 190 in Philippines
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At least five people have died in Vietnam after the arrival of Typhoon Kalmaegi pummeeged coastal regions with destructive winds and heavy rain, officials said on Friday, following the death toll in the Philippines where 188 people were killed.
The typhoon was made towards the center of Vietnam in the end of Vietnam, uprooting trees, damaging homes, and causing power outages, before weakening as it moved to the center.
Authorities have warned of continued heavy rain of up to 200 millimeters in the central provinces from Thanh Houa to Hue to Dak Lak levels could cause flooding and landslides.
In Gia Lai Province, which bore the brunt of the typhoon, shrimp farm owner Nguyen Dinh SA reported catastrophic losses.
“I went to them every hour yesterday until evening. I had done everything but I could not save them,” SA, 26, said, crying about the destruction of six metric tons of shrimp.
“All my investments are gone. I’m desperate right now,” he said. SA’s two-story warehouse, used to store shrimp feed, was briefly submerged due to seven-meter waves and strong winds.
The storm left a trail of destruction on the coast, tall trees, spreading glass washed and shattered sheets, residents gathered and returned their phones.
Vietnam’s Disaster Management Center said seven people were reported to have been killed, and nearly 2,800 homes were damaged. About 1.3 million people were without electricity, it said.
The State Vietnam News Agency said that the Quang Ngai railway was damaged. The government said it mobilized more than 268,000 soldiers for search and rescue operations and warned of flooding, which could affect agriculture in the highlands of the coffee center.
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In the Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. he visited the migration centers on Friday, which announced aid to help and ensure the victims of the ongoing government support, after Kalmaegi left 135 people missing and 96 others injured.
“We are very sorry,” he told provincial officials in Cebu.
“Most of the victims were taken by the fast water, the high volume and speed of the flood.”
Kalmaeg is the 13th tershoon to form in the South China Sea this year. Vietnam and the Philippines are at high risk of tropical storms and typhoons due to their location in the pacific typhoon belt, facing frequent damage during the Peak Storm Season.
The air traffic controller of the Philippines has placed all local facilities and aircraft operations under a flight alert in preparation for another typhoon, a typhoon before making landfall on Sunday evening or Monday morning.
The weather is calling for a landslide in the province of North Aurora, with effects that could affect the largest region of Manila.
