Overview
- Rescue crews are clearing debris but landslides are blocking roads and slowing access to hard-hit areas.
- A town of about 6,000 people in Isabela province remains cut off, and parts of neighboring Nueva Vizcaya are isolated, according to civil protection officials.
- Fung-wong has been downgraded to a violent tropical storm, and Taiwan has closed schools and offices in several counties ahead of heavy rain.
- On Catanduanes, authorities estimate restoration of running water could take up to 20 days.
- The strike comes days after deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi, which killed at least 232 people, compounding the strain on response operations.