Typhoon Kalmaegi claims 66 lives in Philippines, Cebu worst hit

Daijiworld Media Network – Manila

Manila, Nov 5: The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi has risen to 66, with the central province of Cebu suffering the heaviest devastation as the Philippines reels under its worst flooding in decades.

According to Rafaelito Alejandro, deputy administrator of the Civil Defence Office, 49 deaths were reported in Cebu alone, while 26 people remain missing. “All the floods have subsided. Our challenge now is clearing the debris that’s blocking our roads,” he told local radio station DZMM.

Residents across the province were seen cleaning streets littered with wreckage. “The flood yesterday was really severe,” said Reynaldo Vergara, a local shopkeeper whose business was completely washed away. “The river overflowed, and the water was raging — nothing like thi