Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves Philippines

Typhoon Kalmaegi swept out of the Philippines yesterday after causing chest-deep floods in some rural areas but largely leaving the storm-prone country unscathed, authorities said.
The storm, with winds of 160 kilometres an hour, struck the northeast of the main Philippine island of Luzon on Sunday evening, then moved west across land before heading into the South China Sea yesterday.
Six people were killed after a passenger ferry sank in the central Philippines on Saturday evening amid rough weather as the storm approached, a navy spokeswoman said.
But officials said this was not directly linked to the typhoon, and said there had been no reports of other casualties related to the weather.