The death toll in connection with Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines continues to rise. More than 100 people have now been confirmed dead, according to the country's civil defense.
- It was the bigger cities that were affected (by flooding), highly urbanized areas, said Rafaelito Alejandro of the civil defense in a local radio broadcast.
Store owner Reynaldo Vergara says all his goods were washed away when the river overflowed.
- At 04-05 in the morning, the currents were so strong that you couldn't go outside, he says.
– It has never been like this before. The water was raging.
The highest number of deaths was recorded on the island of Cebu, which was hit hardest by the typhoon.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from the typhoon's path, according to the authorities in the country. Many were forced to seek shelter from the rising water levels on the roofs of houses and cars.
Kalmaegi is now continuing westward over the tourist-dense Palawan, and is then expected to increase in strength over the sea as it moves northwest towards Vietnam and Cambodia in the coming days.
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