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Typhoon Kalmaegi intensified arsenic it made landfall successful the cardinal Philippines connected Tuesday (November 4, 2025), with the authorities upwind bureau informing of “life-threatening” conditions arsenic it placed ample parts of the Visayas portion nether the second-highest tempest warning.
With sustained winds of 150 kmph and gusts of up to 205 kph, Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, is forecast to determination crossed the Visayas and look implicit the South China Sea by Wednesday (November 5). Weather bureau PAGASA said the combined effects of Kalmaegi and a shear enactment brought dense rains and beardown winds implicit the Visayas land radical and adjacent areas.
“Due to enactment with the terrain, Tino whitethorn somewhat weaken portion crossing Visayas. However, it is expected to stay astatine typhoon strength passim its transition implicit the country,” PAGASA said successful a greeting bulletin.
More than 160 flights to and from affected areas person been cancelled, portion those astatine oversea were advised to caput to the nearest harmless harbour instantly and to enactment successful port.
In Southern Leyte, catastrophe officials evacuated residents from low-lying and coastal areas, the Philippine Coast Guard said.
PAGASA warned of a precocious hazard of “life-threatening and damaging tempest surges” that could scope implicit 3 meters precocious on coastal and low-lying communities successful the cardinal Philippines, including parts of Mindanao.
Kalmaegi comes arsenic the Philippines, which is deed by an mean of 20 tropical storms each year, is recovering from a tally of disasters including earthquakes and terrible upwind events successful caller months.
In September, Super Typhoon Ragasa swept crossed bluish Luzon, forcing authorities enactment and classes to unopen down arsenic it brought fierce winds and torrential rain.
