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Philippines Halt Searches, Order Evacuations as New Typhoon Threatens After Kalmaegi

Forecasts warn Fung-Wong could intensify into a super typhoon, bringing dangerous rain to regions already battered by flooding.

Overview

  • Official counts list at least 204 dead and 109 missing in the Philippines after Kalmaegi, with roughly three million people affected.
  • Vietnam reports at least five deaths, three missing, about 2,600 houses damaged, and more than half a million people moved to safety, with Binh Dinh among the worst hit areas.
  • Authorities in the Philippines suspended searches for missing victims to protect responders and launched large-scale evacuations ahead of the next storm.
  • PAGASA says Fung-Wong is moving toward northern Luzon with winds up to 140 km/h and could become a super typhoon by Sunday, potentially affecting up to 8.4 million people.
  • Meteorologists warn of 200 mm or more of rainfall with high risks of flooding and landslides, as evacuations proceed in Aurora and residents secure homes in Catanduanes.