The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines has risen to 40, officials said on Tuesday, as the storm continued to unleash heavy rain and floods across central region.

According to Reuters, though Kalmaegi, locally known as Tino, has weakened since making landfall early on Tuesday, it continued to lash the country with winds of 130 kph (81mph) and gusts of 180 kph (112mph) as it swept across the Visayas islands headed for northern Palawan and towards the South China Sea.

Provincial information officer Ainjeliz Orong said the number of people died due to the typhoon climbed to 40 by late Tuesday. One person was reported dead on the nearby island of Bohol, according to the disaster agency.

Orong further said that rescue operations were underway.

“Search and rescue efforts cont

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