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).
The typhoon is forecast to make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday. It was last located approximately 95 kilometres (59 miles) southeast of Guiuan town in Eastern Samar province, packing sustained winds of up to 140 kilometres (87 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 170 kph (106 mph).
