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Prior to making landfall in Vietnam, the storm system resulted in catastrophic damage in the Philippines - including a minimum of 114 lives lost.

The nation's leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr has announced a disaster situation - which is triggered by mass casualty, widespread structural damage, and disruption to means of livelihoods and the normal way of life for people in the affected areas.

This powerful storm, known locally as Tino, tore through the heavily populated island of Cebu, submerging entire towns and washing automobiles along avenues.

Tens of thousands of people were forced to evacuate, others are resting in temporary accommodations.

Disaster Recovery Activities Ongoing

Rescue teams are actively operating as evacuated residents seek shelter in emergency centers.

The scale of this catastrophe has led to extensive rescue operations throughout the impacted areas.

Photographic Records of the Destruction

Emergency responders were captured engaged in extracting a body at a landslide location in Cebu City.

The typhoon has made homeless in excess of 400k people in the Philippines.

Streets are coated with mud and photographs reveal piles of cars distributed across the damaged regions.

• Mass evacuation efforts continue as the weather system nears Vietnamese territory
• Relief centers are working at full capacity throughout multiple regions
• Worldwide support is being prepared to help the devastated areas