Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr declared a state of emergency on Thursday after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and hundreds missing in the central provinces. Most fatalities resulted from drowning in flash floods, with 127 individuals still unaccounted for, particularly in the severely affected central province of Cebu. The tropical cyclone exited the archipelago on Wednesday, moving into the South China Sea.

The typhoon's devastation impacted nearly 2 million people and displaced over 560,000 villagers, including nearly 450,000 who were relocated to emergency shelters, according to the Office of Civil Defence. Marcos's declaration of a "state of national calamity," announced during a meeting with disaster-response officials to evaluate the aftermath, aims to expedite the disbursement of emergency funds and curb food hoarding and overpricing.

As the country grapples with the aftermath of Kalmaegi, disaster-response officials warned that another tropical cyclone from the Pacific could intensify into a super typhoon, potentially striking the northern Philippines early next week.