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muriel_volestrangler

(105,212 posts) Wed Nov 5, 2025, 08:44 AM Nov 5

More than 85 dead as typhoon wreaks havoc in the Philippines

Source: BBC

At least 85 people have been killed while hundreds of thousands fled their homes as one of strongest typhoons this year ripped through the central Philippines, authorities say.

Typhoon Kalmaegi has flooded entire towns on the most populated central island of Cebu, where at least 49 of the fatalities were located. There are 75 others missing and 17 injured, officials said on Wednesday.

Videos show people sheltering on rooftops, while cars and shipping containers have been swept through the streets.

The official death toll, which is likely to rise, includes six crew members of a military helicopter that crashed on Mindanao island, south of Cebu, after it was deployed to assist in relief efforts.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgmx4yjkzj4o

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More than 85 dead as typhoon wreaks havoc in the Philippines (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Nov 5 OP

... 2naSalit Nov 5 #1

The US is sending help, right? Oh wait, never mind. twodogsbarking Nov 5 #2

I have a long time friend married to a Filipino woman and they moved to there recently. kimbutgar Nov 5 #3

New typhoon bears down on Philippines days after deadly storm muriel_volestrangler Nov 8 #4

2naSalit

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Wed Nov 5, 2025, 08:52 AM

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twodogsbarking

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2. The US is sending help, right? Oh wait, never mind.

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Wed Nov 5, 2025, 09:44 AM

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kimbutgar

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3. I have a long time friend married to a Filipino woman and they moved to there recently.

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Wed Nov 5, 2025, 11:17 AM

Nov 5

His sister told me he’s miserable. I hope he is safe.

muriel_volestrangler

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4. New typhoon bears down on Philippines days after deadly storm

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Sat Nov 8, 2025, 09:59 AM

Nov 8

The Philippines is bracing for the arrival of another potentially devastating typhoon, less than a week after a different storm killed at least 200 people and left a trail of destruction.

Fung-wong, known locally as Uwan, is forecast to intensify to a super typhoon - with sustained winds of at least 185km/h (115mph) - before making landfall on the island of Luzon on Sunday evening local time at the earliest.

The Philippine meteorological service (Pagasa) says the storm will also bring heavy rain and the risk of life-threatening storm surges.
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At least 204 people are now known to have died in the Philippines as a result of the earlier storm, while more than 100 are still missing.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq509yj82y8o

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