Manila, Nov. 5 -- At least 66 people have been killed due to Typhoon Kalmaegi, locally known as Typoon Tino which lashed through central Philippines, local media reported on Wednesday.

At 8 am local time today the typhoon made its eighth landfall in El Nido in Palawan island and continues to head into the West Philippine Sea or the South China Sea , according to PAGASA, the country's weather bureau.

It is expected to re-intensify over the sea and could reach its peak strength within the next 12 hours (local time), official media PNA reported this morning.

In its 11 am bulletin, the Philippines weather agency noted that the centre of Tino eye was estimated at 190 km west of Coron, Palawan. It was packing maximum sustained winds of 130 k...