After 140 were killed in the Philippines… the date of Hurricane Kalmaigi’s arrival in Vietnam

In Liloan, the town near the provincial capital, Cebu City, Thirty-five bodies were found in areas flooded with water, and journalists from Agence France-Presse saw cars swept away by the floods piled on top of each other and houses whose roofs were ripped off, while residents tried to remove the mud.

On the neighboring island of Negros, at least thirty people were killed. Heavy rains accompanying the hurricane caused a torrent of volcanic mud that buried homes in the city of Canlaon, police Lieutenant Stephen Polinar said on Wednesday.

Among the dead were six crew members of a military helicopter that crashed while carrying out a relief mission for those affected by the typhoon. In the neighboring town of Talisay, torrents swept away informal settlements on the banks of the river.

Climate Change

Scientists warn that climate change resulting from human activity is making extreme weather events more frequent, intense and destructive.

Also, a warmer atmosphere retains a greater amount of moisture, which causes With more heavy rains.

The hurricane, which has now strengthened, is heading to Vietnam, where it will arrive on Thursday evening, and national meteorology expects it to cause waves that may reach eight meters in height.

A dangerous and unusual hurricane

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hung Ha warned on Wednesday that the hurricane "dangerous" and"Unusual" He called on local authorities to prepare for it.

The Philippines has witnessed twenty tropical storms this year so far, including Hurricane Kalmaigi, which caused the highest death toll this year, according to the global database on natural disasters EM-DAT.

Last year, Hurricane Trami resulted in the deaths of 191 people in the archipelago.