How many people has Typhoon Kalmaegi killed so far?

At least 66 as of Wednesday morning, according to NDRRMC, including 49 in Cebu and six helicopter crew members who died in a crash in Agusan del Sur. Civil defence reported 26 people missing, so the toll is preliminary and may rise.

Where is the typhoon now?

PAGASA placed its centre about 190 km west of Coron, Palawan, at 11am on Wednesday, with winds of around 120 km/h gusting to 165 km/h, after an eighth landfall at El Nido, Palawan, at 8am.

Has the storm reached Vietnam?

Not yet. PAGASA expects it to exit the Philippine area late on Wednesday or early on Thursday and re-intensify over the South China Sea on a track toward central Vietnam.

Why is it also called Tino?

Tino is the storm's local name in the Philippines; Kalmaegi is its international name.

How many people have been displaced?

More than 400,000 people have been displaced, around 706,000 have been affected in total, and about 348,000 were in evacuation centres, according to NDRRMC.

Typhoon Kalmaegi kills 66 in Philippines, heads for Vietnam

By Gagariya Editorial Desk•Published 5 Nov 2026 IST•2 min read•Reviewed by the Gagariya editorial team

Forty-nine of the deaths were in Cebu, and six more were the crew of a Huey helicopter that crashed in Agusan del Sur, about 270 km from Cebu, according to the national disaster agency's preliminary count.

At least 66 people had died by Wednesday morning, according to the preliminary count, with 26 people still missing. Typhoon Kalmaegi, known locally in the Philippines as Tino, struck the central Visayas early on Tuesday 4 November, the country's 20th cyclone of the year, and cut a path westward across island provinces before reaching Palawan.

Where the deaths happened

Cebu accounts for most of the toll. The national disaster agency, NDRRMC, put the preliminary death toll at at least 66, with 49 of those deaths in Cebu. Six of the dead were the crew of a Philippine Army Huey helicopter that crashed in Agusan del Sur, Mindanao, while on a humanitarian mission around 270 km from Cebu. Civil defence put the number of missing at 26, so the final toll may climb further. All figures here are preliminary and subject to revision as reports come in from affected areas.

How many people were forced from their homes

More than 400,000 people have been displaced, and around 706,000 people have been affected in total. About 348,000 people were in evacuation centres. Cebu's losses carry extra weight because the province was struck by a 6.9-magnitude earthquake on 30 September, leaving communities there to face a second disaster within five weeks.

Where the storm is now

Kalmaegi made its eighth landfall at El Nido, Palawan, at 8am on Wednesday. The state weather bureau, PAGASA, placed the storm's centre about 190 km west of Coron, Palawan, at 11am, with winds of around 120 km/h gusting to 165 km/h. PAGASA expects the typhoon to leave the Philippine area of responsibility late on Wednesday or early on Thursday, and to strengthen again over the South China Sea on a track toward central Vietnam.

What to watch next

Separately, flooding in Vietnam in the previous week had already killed 40 people before this storm's approach; Kalmaegi has not yet made landfall in Vietnam. The next PAGASA bulletins and the updated NDRRMC casualty figures will show whether the toll stabilises or climbs again.

Questions people ask

How many people has Typhoon Kalmaegi killed so far?: At least 66 as of Wednesday morning, according to NDRRMC, including 49 in Cebu and six helicopter crew members who died in a crash in Agusan del Sur. Civil defence reported 26 people missing, so the toll is preliminary and may rise.
Where is the typhoon now?: PAGASA placed its centre about 190 km west of Coron, Palawan, at 11am on Wednesday, with winds of around 120 km/h gusting to 165 km/h, after an eighth landfall at El Nido, Palawan, at 8am.
Has the storm reached Vietnam?: Not yet. PAGASA expects it to exit the Philippine area late on Wednesday or early on Thursday and re-intensify over the South China Sea on a track toward central Vietnam.
Why is it also called Tino?: Tino is the storm's local name in the Philippines; Kalmaegi is its international name.
How many people have been displaced?: More than 400,000 people have been displaced, around 706,000 have been affected in total, and about 348,000 were in evacuation centres, according to NDRRMC.

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