Powerful Storm Heads for Vietnam Following Claiming no Fewer than 114 Lives in Philippines
Prior to making landfall in Vietnam, the typhoon left a trail of devastation in the Philippines - with no fewer than 114 lives lost.
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has proclaimed a state of calamity - which is triggered by mass casualty, widespread structural damage, and disruption to means of livelihoods and the normal way of life for people in the affected areas.
This powerful storm, called in the region Tino, ripped through the densely inhabited island of Cebu, inundating whole settlements and carrying vehicles down roads.
Tens of thousands of people had to be relocated, while some are sheltering in emergency shelters.
Rescue Response Efforts Underway
Disaster personnel have started operations while displaced Filipinos take cover in designated safe areas.
The scale of this disaster has prompted large-scale rescue operations throughout the impacted areas.
Photographic Records of the Destruction
Disaster teams were captured engaged in extracting a victim at a landslide location in Cebu City.
The typhoon has forced the relocation of over four hundred thousand people in the Philippines.
Thoroughfares are covered in sediment and images show piles of cars scattered throughout the impacted zones.
- Mass evacuation activities proceed while the storm approaches the coastline
- Emergency shelters are functioning at full capacity in different zones
- International aid is being mobilized to help the impacted populations