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Before making landfall in Vietnam, the typhoon resulted in catastrophic damage in the Philippines - with no fewer than 114 fatalities.

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a state of emergency - the threshold of which involves mass casualty, widespread structural damage, and halt to economic activities and the normal way of life for people in the affected areas.

This powerful storm, called in the region Tino, ripped through the densely inhabited island of Cebu, flooding complete communities and carrying vehicles down roads.

Numerous individuals of people had to be relocated, while some are sheltering in designated safe zones.

Rescue Recovery Activities In Progress

Disaster personnel are actively operating while evacuated residents take cover in emergency centers.

The scale of this disaster has resulted in extensive disaster relief in the devastated zones.

Image Evidence of the Destruction

Emergency responders were photographed working on retrieving a victim at a mudslide area in Cebu City.

The severe weather has made homeless in excess of 400k people in the Philippines.

Thoroughfares are covered in sediment and images show stacks of vehicles spread over the damaged regions.

• Large-scale relocation efforts continue while the storm prepares to make landfall
• Emergency shelters are working at full capacity throughout multiple regions
• Global assistance is being prepared to help the impacted populations