Overview
- State forecasters report Fung-wong came ashore in Aurora province on Sunday with sustained winds near 185 km/h and gusts up to 230 km/h.
- Civil defense officials say evacuations reached roughly 900,000 to about one million people nationwide as authorities closed schools, shuttered offices and canceled hundreds of flights.
- Early reports cite at least two deaths linked to flooding and structural collapse during Fung-wong’s approach, with Catanduanes and other eastern areas losing power.
- Kalmaegi’s confirmed toll in the Philippines stands at 204 dead and 109 missing, with five deaths reported in Vietnam and widespread damage to homes and power networks.
- Meteorologists note an unusually active typhoon season and warn warmer oceans are fueling larger, rainier storms, with Kalmaegi and Fung-wong among the year’s late-season systems.