Typhoon Kalmaegi devastates Philippines amid corruption scandal and climate crisis
More than a month’s rainfall crashed down on the central Philippines in less than 24 hours this week. Entire neighborhoods that had withstood decades of typhoons were obliterated. Streets transformed into raging rivers. The death toll mounted: 114 confirmed dead, 127 still missing, nearly 1.9 million displaced or affected. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a […]
