The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi is expected to rise in the Philippines More than three dozen people are dead after Typhoon Kalmaegi hit the Philippines, according to reports The island of Cebu reportedly is the worst-hit region,

The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the central Philippines surpassed 100 Wednesday as the full extent of the worst flooding in recent memory in

Typhoon Kalmaegi killed more than 50 people in the Philippines, most in flooding that swept through towns in central provinces, officials said on Wednesday, just over a month after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake killed nearly 80 people.

Typhoon Kalmaegi was forecast to slam into shore Monday night or early Tuesday. It was last spotted about 95 kilometers (59 miles) southeast of Guiuan town in Eastern Samar province, with sustained winds of up to 140 kilometers (87 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 170 kph (106 mph).

More than 150,000 people have been evacuated across the eastern provinces of the Philippines as Typhoon Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, approaches from the Pacific. Authorities have issued warnings for torrential rains, potentially destructive winds, and storm surges reaching up to three metres (nearly 10 feet).

Typhoon Kalmaegi is forecast to rapidly strengthen as it heads toward Vietnam's central coast, with winds potentially reaching up to 166 kph when it enters the East Sea on Wednesday, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.