Typhoon Tino death toll reaches 52, displaces hundreds of thousands

Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) has caused severe flooding in the central Philippines, resulting in at least 52 deaths and displacing hundreds of thousands.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported 50 fatalities in Central Visayas and two in Eastern Visayas, with 10 injured and 13 missing.

Cebu province confirmed 39 fatalities, with additional deaths reported in Leyte and Bohol provinces, and 53 cities and towns have declared a state of calamity.

Inundated towns in Cebu province have seen vehicles and shipping containers swept away by powerful floodwaters.

Cebu City experienced an unprecedented amount of rainfall, exceeding its monthly average within a 24-hour period.

Don del Rosario, a resident of Cebu City, described how the water rose "so fast" and became "uncontrollable" by 4:00 am, trapping residents.

Provincial officials expressed that the flooding, rather than the expected strong winds, has posed the greatest danger to residents.

The typhoon is still within the Philippine area of responsibility and is headed northwestward, with state meteorologists raising Signal No. 4 and No. 3 over parts of northern Palawan.