{"id":1091,"date":"2025-11-04T18:51:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1091"},"modified":"2025-11-04T18:51:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:51:47","slug":"at-least-46-killed-as-typhoon-kalmaegi-batters-the-philippines-weather-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1091","title":{"rendered":"At least 46 killed as Typhoon Kalmaegi batters the Philippines | Weather News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>A Philippine military helicopter crashed during search and rescue operations, killing all six people on board.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 4 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">4 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines has reached 46, including six people on a military helicopter that crashed during the powerful storm that unleashed heavy rains and floods across the central region of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Floodwaters trapped many people on their roofs and submerged cars on Tuesday, and entire towns on the island of Cebu have been inundated.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>At least 39 people were killed in the central province of Cebu, local authorities said. One person was reported dead on the nearby island of Bohol.<\/p>\n<p>The Huey helicopter went down in Agusan del Sur on the island of Mindanao, where it was conducting a humanitarian disaster response mission, the military said. Six bodies of the crew were recovered and an investigation was under way.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the 24 hours before\u00a0Typhoon Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall shortly before midnight on Monday, the area around provincial capital Cebu City was deluged with 183 millimetres (seven inches) of rain, well in excess its 131-millimetre monthly average, state weather specialist Charmagne Varilla told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe water rose so fast,\u201d Don del Rosario, 28, told the news wire AFP from Cebu City. \u201cBy 4:00am, it was already uncontrollable \u2014 people couldn\u2019t get out [of their houses].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been here for 28 years, and this is by far the worst we\u2019ve experienced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a Facebook post on Tuesday, provincial governor Pamela Baricuatro called the situation in Cebu \u201cunprecedented\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4083286\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4083286\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4083286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AFP__20251104__82X489E__v1__HighRes__PhilippinesWeatherTyphoon-1762268318.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C1155&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"This handout photo taken and released on November 4, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows coast guard personnel evacuating people from their flooded homes following heavy rains brought about by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Cebu province \" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4083286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This handout photo taken and released on November 4, 2025, by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows coastguard personnel evacuating people from their flooded homes following heavy rains brought about by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Cebu province, central Philippines [Philippine Coast Guard\/ Handout via AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe were expecting the winds to be the dangerous part, but \u2026 the water is what\u2019s truly putting our people at risk,\u201d Baricuatro said on Facebook. \u201cThe floodwaters are just devastating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although the storm gradually lost strength on Tuesday, it continued to lash the country with winds of 120km\/h (74.5mph) and gusts of 165km\/h (102.5mph) as it swept across the Visayas islands headed for northern Palawan and towards the South China Sea.<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of residents were evacuated across the Visayas region, including parts of southern Luzon and northern Mindanao, authorities said. The\u00a0typhoon\u00a0was expected to leave the Philippines late on Wednesday or early Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to interaction with the terrain, Tino may slightly weaken while crossing Visayas. However, it is expected to remain at typhoon intensity throughout its passage over the country,\u201d state weather agency PAGASA said in a morning bulletin.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4083300\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4083300\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4083300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-04T054226Z_686582242_RC2HPHAI759C_RTRMADP_3_ASIA-WEATHER-PHILIPPINES-1762268723.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C578&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Philippine Red Cross personnel rescue a resident following torrential rains brought by Typhoon Kalmaegi [Philippine Red Cross\/Handout via REUTERS]\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4083300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Philippine Red Cross personnel rescue a resident following torrential rains brought by Typhoon Kalmaegi, in Talamban, Cebu City, Philippines, November 4, 2025 [Philippine Red Cross\/Handout via Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Philippines is hit by an average of 20 storms and typhoons each year, routinely striking disaster-prone areas where millions live in poverty. The Philippines was hit by two major storms in September, including Super Typhoon Ragasa, which killed at least three people and forced thousands to evacuate from villages and schools in Northern Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>Kalmaegi is forecast to make landfall on Thursday night in Vietnam\u2019s central regions, which have already suffered heavy floods that killed at least 40 people and left six others missing over the past week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Philippine military helicopter crashed during search and rescue operations, killing all six people on board. 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