Nov. 4 (UPI) -- At least 26 people were dead after Typhoon Kalmaegi hit the Philippines on Tuesday, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes from strong winds and devastating floods.
The storm displaced more than 380,000 people in the country, as many of them were evacuated before the typhoon hit. Most of the victims drowned, though some were killed by fallen trees, landslides or electrocution, said Junie Castillo, spokesperson for the Office of Civil Defense, The New York Times reported.
The storm is known locally as Tino.
Most of the deaths happened on the island of Cebu, where entire towns flooded.
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