Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The death toll in the Philippines rose to at least 85 after Typhoon Kalmaegi, known locally as Tino, swept through the central Philippines, local officials said Wednesday.
Most of the deaths were on the island of Cebu, where at least 49 of the people were killed, officials said. There were about 75 people missing and 17 injured, according to the BBC. More than 400,000 people have been displaced by the storm, the Philippines Star reported.
Six of those who died were those on a rescue helicopter crew that crashed on Mindanao island, south of Cebu.
The typhoon has become weaker since landing Tuesday, though as of Wednesday afternoon, it had maximum sustained winds of 92 mph, the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane, The New York Times reported. It moved over the Visayas islands and was centered in the South China Sea Wednesday and by Thursday evening was forecast to make landfall in Vietnam. Friday will see the storm pass over Laos before situating itself over Thailand on Saturday.
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