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Philippines begins cleanup as Typhoon Kalmaegi death toll hits 85
Residents say powerful storm brought ‘raging’ flash floods that destroyed homes, overturned cars and blocked streets.
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Dozens dead after typhoon sweeps across Philippines
Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in central Philippines.
Published On 5 Nov 2025
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A Philippine military helicopter crashed during search and rescue operations, killing all six people on board.
Typhoon Kalmaegi is barrelling across the central Philippines after slamming ashore late on November 3, 2025. [Jacqueline Hernandez/AP Photo]
Rescuers evacuate a resident from a flood-hit home in heavy rains brought by Typhoon Kalmaegi in a subdivision of Cebu City. [Alan Tangcawan/AFP]
Authorities say 387,000 people were moved out of the storm’s path. [Jacqueline Hernandez/AP Photo]
The Philippines is battered by about 20 typhoons and major storms each year. [Jacqueline Hernandez/AP Photo]
Residents stand in the mud as they wait to be evacuated from flood-hit homes in Cebu City. [Alan Tangcawan/AFP]
Men try to catch fish from a nearby fish farm that overflowed in Cebu. [Jacqueline Hernandez/AP Photo]
Gwendolyn Pang, secretary-general of the Philippine Red Cross, says an unspecified number of residents have been trapped by floodwaters. [Alan Tangcawan/AFP]
Kalmaegi hit as the Philippines recovers from a run of disasters, including earthquakes and severe weather, in recent months.[Courtesy of Don del Rosario via AFP]
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