Typhoon Kalmaegi has caused significant destruction and fatalities in Vietnam and the Philippines. In Vietnam, at least five people have died, and the storm made landfall on Thursday evening, damaging homes and infrastructure. This follows its devastating passage through the Philippines, where it claimed at least 188 lives.

• In Vietnam, an estimated 1.3 million people experienced power outages, and approximately 2,800 homes were damaged.
• Nguyen Dinh Sa, a shrimp farm owner in Gia Lai province, reported losses of around six metric tons of shrimp, valued at 1 billion dong ($37,959.31).
• The Philippines is now bracing for another storm, Fung-wong, which is forecast to intensify into a super typhoon and make landfall on Sunday evening or early Monday morning.