Philippines : Kalmaegi moved away from western Palawan province into the South China Sea before noon Wednesday (November 5) and was barrelling toward Vietnam, according to forecasters
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Philippines : Central province hit hardest by storm
Kalmaegi killed at least 114 people — mostly due to drowning in flash floods — and left 127 others missing, many of them in Cebu province, before the cyclone moved out of the Philippines into the South China Sea on Wednesday. The typhoon affected nearly 2 million people and displaced more than 5,60,000 villagers, including nearly 4,50,000 who had to take shelter in evacuation centers. officials said Kalmaegi triggered flash floods and swelled rivers and waterways, which then submerged residential areas. The sudden flooding forced residents to climb onto their roofs, where they pleaded for rescue as waters continued to rise. Philippine Red Cross secretary-general Gwendolyn Pang said they received several rescue calls from stranded residents in Cebu.
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Philippines : Concerns grow over flood control projects
The problems may have been made worse by years of quarrying that caused clogging of nearby rivers. Which overflowed, and substandard flood control projects in Cebu province, Baricuatro said. A corruption scandal involving substandard or non-existent flood control projects across the Philippines has sparked public outrage and street protests in recent months. Cebu, a bustling province of more than 2.4 million people, declared a state of calamity to allow authorities to disburse emergency funds more rapidly. Cebu was still recovering from a 6.9 magnitude earthquake on September 30. That left at least 79 people dead and displaced thousands.
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