MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency on Thursday after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and hundreds missing in central provinces in the deadliest natural disaster to hit the country this year. The deaths were mostly from drowning in flash floods, and 127 people were still missing, many in the hard-hit central province of Cebu. The tropical cyclone blew out of the archipelago on Wednesday into the South China Sea.

Typhoon Kalmaegi threatens central Philippines with life-threatening conditions, strong winds, and heavy rains, prompting evacuations and flight cancellations.

Residents seek refuge on rooftops, and cars float through flooded streets on the island of Cebu.