Before making landfall in Vietnam, the typhoon left a trail of devastation in the Philippines - and at least 114 fatalities.
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has proclaimed a disaster situation - which is triggered by numerous deaths, extensive property destruction, and interruption of income sources and everyday existence for people in the affected areas.
This powerful storm, referred to locally as Tino, tore through the populous island of Cebu, inundating whole settlements and washing automobiles along avenues.
Many thousands of people have been evacuated, others are resting in designated safe zones.
Rescue teams have begun work while affected citizens seek shelter in emergency centers.
The extent of this calamity has prompted large-scale disaster relief throughout the impacted areas.
Rescue workers were captured attempting to recover a body at a mudslide area in Cebu City.
The severe weather has made homeless more than 400,000 people in the Philippines.
Thoroughfares are covered in debris and images show heaps of automobiles scattered throughout the affected areas.
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