Typhoon Kalmaegi raged across Vietnam on Friday, claiming five more lives after its devastating passage through the Philippines saw 188 people killed.

According to the Office of Civil Defense, nearly 2 million people have been impacted by the typhoon's devastation, with some 560,000 villagers currently displaced.View on euronews

Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in central Vietnam on Thursday, unleashing destructive winds and torrential rain just days after devastating the Philippines. The storm has forced mass evacuations, airport closures, and raised fears of further flooding and agricultural damage across Southeast Asia.

After five hours of battering central Vietnam on Thursday, Typhoon Kalmaegi destroyed numerous restaurants and coastal resorts in Quy Nhon, a popular beach town in central Vietnam, causing billions of dong of damage.

Mercy Malaysia is deploying an emergency response team to the Philippines and Vietnam following the landfall of Typhoon Kalmaegi, one of the most