Upcoming Typhoon Philippines 2024 News. At least 375 people are now known to have died after a powerful storm struck the philippines on thursday, police say. Super typhoon gaemi began as a tropical storm but intensified rapidly, leaving at least 65 people dead and triggering environmental fears after it sank an oil tanker in manila bay.
Over 1.5 million people have been affected in the philippines, where a state of calamity was declared this week in metro manila and nearby areas, as super typhoon gaemi. Typhoon gaemi heading for taiwan, blamed for 13 deaths in the philippines.