"Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 52 people dead with 13 others missing in the central Philippines, mostly in widespread flooding that trapped people on their roofs and swept away scores of cars in a hard-hit province still recovering from a deadly earthquake, officials said on Wednesday."
"Six people were killed in a separate incident when a Philippine air force helicopter crashed in the southern province of Agusan del Sur on Tuesday while en route to help provide humanitarian help to provinces battered by Kalmaegi, the military said without providing other details, including what could have caused the crash."
"Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV, deputy administrator of the Office of Civil Defense, and provincial officials said most of the deaths were reported in the central province of Cebu, which was pummelled by Kalmaegi on Tuesday, setting off flash floods and causing a river and other waterways to swell. The resulting flooding engulfed residential communities, forcing residents to climb up to their roofs, where they desperately pleaded to be rescued, officials said."
Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 52 people and left 13 missing in the central Philippines, with most casualties occurring in Cebu. Flash floods trapped residents on rooftops and washed away dozens of cars, while rivers and waterways swelled and inundated residential communities. Cebu declared a state of calamity to access emergency funds and accelerate relief. A Philippine air force helicopter crashed in Agusan del Sur en route to assist storm-hit provinces, killing six. Kalmaegi produced sustained winds of 120 km/h with gusts up to 150 km/h near Palawan and was forecast to move into the South China Sea, hampering rescue efforts.
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