More than 150,000 people have been evacuated across the eastern provinces of the Philippines as Typhoon Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, approaches from the Pacific. Authorities have issued warnings for torrential rains, potentially destructive winds, and storm surges reaching up to three metres (nearly 10 feet).

The death toll from the most recent floods and landslides rose to 37 on Monday, with five people missing and 78 injured, officials said.

A Philippine air force helicopter crashed while en route to assist relief efforts in the typhoon-struck south, where Typhoon Kalmaegi has caused extensive damage. The disaster features multiple fatalities,

MORE than 133,000 residents across Western Visayas were affected by Typhoon Tino, which brought strong winds and heavy rains that disrupted power, sea travel, a

Philippine officials have ordered tens of thousands of people to evacuate to safer ground and prohibited fishermen from venturing out to sea in an east-central region as a typhoon approached from the

Typhoon Kalmaegi is forecast to rapidly strengthen as it heads toward Vietnam's central coast, with winds potentially reaching up to 166 kph when it enters the East Sea on Wednesday, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

PAGASA has raised Wind Signal No. 3 in more areas as tropical cyclone "Tino" gained typhoon strength on Monday morning, November 3.