Tremendous Storm Fung-wong slammed ashore on Sunday within the northeastern coast of the Philippines, the place the large storm had already left at the very least two individuals lifeless and compelled greater than one million individuals to evacuate from flood- and landslide-prone areas, officers stated.
The storm blew into Dinalungan city in Aurora province Sunday night time after setting off fierce rain and wind in northeastern Philippine provinces all day from offshore, with sustained winds of as much as 115 mph and gusts of as much as 143 mph.
The largest storm to threaten the Philippines in years, Fung-wong may cowl two-thirds of the archipelago with its 1,118-mile-wide rain and wind band, forecasters stated. It approached from the Pacific whereas the Philippines was nonetheless coping with the devastation wrought by Storm Kalmaegi, which left at the very least 224 individuals lifeless in central provinces on Tuesday earlier than pummelling Vietnam, the place at the very least 5 had been killed.
A pair with their child wade by means of a flooded road as Tremendous Storm Fung-Wong (Uwan) hits the nation, at a flood-prone space in Bulacan, Philippines, on Nov. 9, 2025.
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A villager drowned in flash floods within the japanese province of Catanduanes and one other died in Catbalogan metropolis in japanese Samar province when she was hit by particles, officers stated.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared a state of emergency because of the in depth devastation brought on by Kalmaegi and the anticipated calamity from Fung-wong, which can be referred to as Uwan within the Philippines.
Tropical cyclones with sustained winds of 185 kph (115 mph) or increased are categorized within the Philippines as a brilliant storm, a designation adopted years in the past to underscore the urgency tied to extra excessive climate disturbances.
‘Zero visibility’
“The rain and wind were so strong there was nearly zero visibility,” Roberto Monterola, a disaster-mitigation officer for Catanduanes, informed The Related Press by phone.
Regardless of requires residents to evacuate on Saturday, some nonetheless stayed on.
“Our personnel rescued 14 people who were trapped on the roof of a house engulfed in flood in a low-lying neighborhood,” Monterola stated. “A father also called in panic, saying the roof of his house was about to be ripped off by the wind. We saved him and four relatives.”
Folks take shelter at a United Nations-assisted evacuation heart, as tremendous Storm Fung-Wong (Uwan) hits the nation, in Bulacan, Philippines, on Nov. 9, 2025.
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Over one million individuals had been evacuated from high-risk villages in northeastern provinces, together with in Bicol, a coastal area weak to Pacific cyclones and mudflows from Mayon, one of many nation’s most energetic volcanoes.
Protection Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. warned concerning the probably catastrophic affect of Fung-wong in televised remarks Saturday. He stated the storm may have an effect on an enormous expanse of the nation, together with Cebu, the central province hit hardest by the earlier storm, and metropolitan Manila, the densely populated capital area.
Greater than 30 million individuals could possibly be uncovered to hazards posed by Fung-wong, the Workplace of Civil Protection stated.
Teodoro requested individuals to comply with authorities orders and search shelter away from villages and cities susceptible to flash floods, landslides and coastal tidal surges. “We need to do this because when it’s already raining or the typhoon has hit and flooding has started, it’s hard to rescue people,” Teodoro stated.
Energy minimize in japanese cities
The Philippines has not referred to as for worldwide assist following the devastation brought on by Kalmaegi, however Teodoro stated the US, the nation’s longtime treaty ally, and Japan had been prepared to supply help.
As Fung-wong approached with its huge band of fierce wind and rain, a number of japanese cities and cities misplaced energy, Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro, deputy administrator of the Workplace of Civil Protection, stated.
Roads and homes are flooded as Tremendous Storm Fung-Wong (Uwan) hits the nation, in a flood-prone space in Bulacan, Philippines.
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Authorities in northern provinces that could possibly be hit or sideswiped by Fung-wong preemptively shut faculties and most authorities workplaces on Monday and Tuesday. No less than 325 home and 61 worldwide flights have been canceled over the weekend and into Monday, and greater than 6,600 commuters and cargo staff had been stranded in seaports, the place the coast guard prohibited ships from venturing into tough seas.
Authorities warned of a “high risk of life-threatening and damaging storm surge” of greater than 3 meters (practically 10 toes) alongside the coasts of greater than 20 provinces and areas, together with metropolitan Manila.
The Philippines is battered by about 20 typhoons and storms every year. The nation can be typically hit by earthquakes and has greater than a dozen energetic volcanoes, making it one of many world’s most disaster-prone nations.
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