Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday declared a state of emergency after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and hundreds missing across the country's central provinces - the deadliest natural disaster to hit the nation this year.

Most of the deaths resulted from flash floods, while 127 people remain missing, mainly in the central province of Cebu, officials said. The powerful storm exited the Philippine archipelago on Wednesday, moving toward the South China Sea. According to the Office of Civil Defense, the typhoon affected nearly two million people and displaced more than 560,000, including about 450,000 who took refuge in emergency shelters.

President Marcos made the "state of national ca...