Deadliest typhoon in Asia this year targets Vietnam after leaving a trail of destruction in Philippines

(CNN) — Typhoon Kalmaegi left a trail of death and devastation as it tore through the central Philippines this week, reducing entire neighborhoods to rubble and displacing tens of thousands of people.

The storm was the deadliest typhoon to hit the country this year, killing at least 114 people, with many more reported missing — most in Cebu province, a tourist hotspot.

Residents have begun the mammoth task of salvaging belongings and digging through the thick mud and debris of their destroyed homes, as the receding floodwaters expose widespread devastation.

But Typhoon Kalmaegi still poses a threat as it moves over the South China Sea toward Vietnam’s coast. The storm has strengthened into the equivalent of a Category 4 Hurricane and is expected to hit central Vietnam Thursday night