MANILA/HANOI - Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos declared a state of national calamity due to the impact of Typhoon Kalmaegi and in anticipation of an upcoming typhoon, local media reported Thursday.

"Because of the scope of, shall we say, problem areas, that have been hit by Tino (international name Kalmaegi) and will be hit by Uwan (international name Fung-wong), there's a proposal by the NDRRMC (the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council) which I approved, that we will declare a national calamity," Marcos was quoted by the Philippine News Agency as saying.

Kalmaegi, the 20th typhoon to slam into the Philippines this year, left the country on early Thursday morning, killing at least 140 people with 127 missing.

The NDRRMC said that Kalmaegi affected more than 500,000 families or over 1.9 million Filipinos.

The Philippines was bracing for another storm, which could develop into a super typhoon and slam into the Philippines this weekend. 

Vietnam girds for Kalmaegi

In Hanoi, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has ordered a ban on all vessels from going out to sea as the country's central and southern regions brace for Kalmaegi, the local daily Tuoi Tre reported on Wednesday.

Chairing a meeting on disaster response, he stressed that no residents should be at sea after 5 pm local time on Thursday.

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He said the evacuation of residents from dangerous areas must be completed before 7 pm local time on Thursday in coastal zones affected by high tides as well as in mountainous areas prone to isolation and landslides.

The typhoon is expected to affect the regions from 7 pm local time on Thursday to around 4 am local time on Friday, leaving little time for preparation, he said, urging localities in the typhoon's projected path to promptly update and implement response plans.