Typhoon Kalmaegi claimed the lives of at least 114 and has left another 127 missing – the storm has now made landfall in Vietnam brining flooded homes and collapsed buildings

Vietnam has been hit by one of Asia's most powerful tropical storms this year as Typhoon Kalmaegi has made landfall battering the country with winds of 148kph. The typhoon claimed the lives of 114 people in the Philippines leaving another 127 people missing.

The typhoon caused widespread destruction in the Philippines as floodwater submerged roads, winds flattened homes and streets were buried in debris. Mely Saberon, 52, from Talisay, a city in the Filipino province of Cebu spoke of the damage Typhoon Kalmaegi brought to the archipelago.

Mely said: “We don’t have any home anymore. We weren’t able to salvage

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