BANGKOK: The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has issued a warning about Typhoon Kalmaegi and its impact, advising the public to brace for heavy to very heavy rain in parts of Thailand.

In Thailand video news, Jay covers news stories from across Thailand and Southeast Asia. The stories include a powerful typhoon edges closer to Thailand as the country braces for potential floods, while another deadly storm leaves devastation across the Philippines before hitting Vietnam.

The Philippines' weather bureau warned of life-threatening storm surges of up to five metres and destructive winds as Typhoon Fung-wong churns toward the country's eastern coast, where it is forecast to intensify into a super typhoon before making landfall on Sunday night.

PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has issued its 18th bulletin on Typhoon Kalmaegi, reporting that the storm has weakened but continues to bring heavy rainfall to parts of northern and central Thailand.

A powerful storm system will hit Thailand, prompting alerts for flash floods, strong winds, and heavy rainfall in several areas.

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has urgently instructed all provincial governors and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to closely monitor Typhoon Kalmaegi, which is expected to bring heavy rainfall and potential flooding to Thailand from Nov 7 to 9.

Fung-wong, expected to be a "super typhoon" before making landfall, bears a huge footprint, with a radius that could cover "almost the entire country".

Typhoon Kalmaegi left a trail of death and devastation as it tore through the central Philippines this week, reducing entire neighborhoods to rubble and displacing tens of thousands of people.

MANILA >> The Philippines’ weather bureau warned of life-threatening storm surges of over 15 feet and destructive winds as Typhoon Fung-wong churns toward the country’s eastern coast, where it is forecast to intensify into a super typhoon before making landfall on Sunday night.

The Thai Meteorological Department announced that a new typhoon, Fungwong, has developed in the Pacific Ocean but will not impact Thailand. Its trajectory is further north than Kalmaegi, which has now dissipated.