At least 46 killed as Typhoon Kalmaegi batters the Philippines

Six people were on a military helicopter that crashed during the strong storm that slammed into the central region of the country, causing heavy rain and floods, to total 46 people.

On Tuesday, floodwaters flooded entire cities on the island of Cebu, causing many people to fall onto their roofs and submerge cars.

According to local authorities, at least 39 people have died in Cebu’s central province. On the island of Bohol, which is close to the death of one person, one person was reported dead.

According to the military, the Huey helicopter crashed in Agusan del Sur, on Mindanao, while it was on a mission to respond to humanitarian disasters. The crew’s six bodies were recovered, and an investigation was being conducted.

According to state weather expert Charmagne Varilla, the area around the provincial capital Cebu City was flooded with 183 millimeters (seven inches) of rain, which is higher than the 131-millimeter monthly average, which was observed shortly before Typhoon Kalmaegi, which was locally known as Tino, made landfall on Monday just before midnight.

Don del Rosario, 28, from Cebu City, told the news agency AFP, “The water rose so quickly.” By 4:00 a.m., people were already unable to leave their homes.

This is by far the worst we’ve ever experienced, according to the 28-year veteran.

Provincial governor Pamela Baricuatro described the situation in Cebu as “unprecedented” in a Facebook post on Tuesday.

The water is what is actually putting our people in danger, according to Baricuatro on Facebook, but we were anticipating the winds being the dangerous factor. The floodwaters are “absolutely devastating.”

As it swept across the Visayas islands and headed for northern Palawan and the South China Sea, the storm gradually lost strength on Tuesday, but it remained powerful. It swarmed the nation with gusts of 165 km/h (94.5%) and 120 km/h (94.5%) as it swung across the nation.

Authorities reported that tens of thousands of residents had been forced to leave the Visayas region, including parts of southern Luzon and northern Mindanao. The typhoon, or “typhoon,” was scheduled to leave the Philippines late on Wednesday or early on Thursday.

“Tino may slightly weaken while crossing Visayas due to interaction with the terrain. It is anticipated to remain typhoon-intensity throughout its country, according to state weather agency PAGASA in a morning bulletin.

Every year, the Philippines experiences an average of 20 storms and typhoons, which frequently strike disaster-prone regions where millions of people are in poverty. In the Philippines, two significant storms, including Super Typhoon Ragasa, which caused at least three fatalities and forced thousands of people to flee their homes and schools, were the subject of one another in September.