The death toll from Kalmaegi in the Philippines has risen as heavy rains and floods devastated the central region.

A t least three people have been killed and hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee their homes as a typhoon ripped through the central Philippines, the country's disaster agency said. Typhoon Kalmaegi has flooded large areas, including entire towns on the island of Cebu.

A fast-moving typhoon is barreling across the central Philippines after slamming ashore overnight, leaving at least two people dead, setting off flash floods that trapped residents on roofs and engulfed cars in two villages,

In the event of a war, officials believe local forces must hold out for at least a month before reinforcements from allies arrive.

Philippine officials have ordered tens of thousands of people to evacuate to safer ground and prohibited fishermen from venturing out to sea in an east-central region as a typhoon approached from the

Domestic challenges threaten to derail the military’s efforts to upgrade its capabilities and reorient itself toward new strategic priorities.

The morning of Oct. 25 was a rush. ManilaBoy was in the house.