More than 40 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced as rains driven by Typhoon Kalmaegi flooded swathes of the central Philippines. Entire towns on the island of Cebu have been inundated,

More than 150,000 people have evacuated to safer ground in eastern Philippine provinces as a typhoon approaches from the Pacific.

An Air Force chopper en route to typhoon Kalmaegi response crashed on Tuesday, 4 November 2025, reportedly killing at least five people who were on board.

Australians planning holidays or already travelling in Southeast Asia are being urged to stay alert as a powerful storm system barrels toward the region.

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).