Before hitting in Vietnam, Kalmaegi caused widespread destruction in the Philippines - with no fewer than 114 people dead.
Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has proclaimed a state of calamity - which is triggered by numerous deaths, major damage to property, and interruption of income sources and daily routines for residents of impacted regions.
The weather system, known locally as Tino, ripped through the populous island of Cebu, submerging entire towns and carrying vehicles down roads.
Numerous individuals of people were forced to evacuate, with many taking refuge in emergency shelters.
Disaster personnel are actively operating as affected citizens find refuge in emergency centers.
The extent of this calamity has resulted in massive rescue operations in the affected regions.
Emergency responders were photographed engaged in extracting a victim at the site of a landslide in Cebu City.
The typhoon has displaced more than 400,000 people in the Philippines.
Roadways are coated with mud and photographs reveal stacks of vehicles distributed across the affected areas.
A geospatial analyst with over a decade of experience in terrain modeling and environmental data visualization.
