Overview
- Fung-wong reached the country’s northeast coast with sustained winds near 185 km/h and gusts up to 230 km/h, with forecasters tracking a likely landfall in Aurora or Isabela late Sunday or early Monday.
- Officials reported power cuts beginning in eastern communities, preemptive school and government office closures for Monday, canceled domestic flights, and more than 6,600 people stranded at 86 seaports.
- The Philippines remains under a national state of emergency after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 204 dead, 109 missing, and displaced more than half a million people, according to disaster officials.
- In Vietnam, authorities reported at least five deaths, widespread housing damage, and major grid failures that initially hit over 1.6 million homes, with about 500,000 still without electricity on Saturday.
- Kalmaegi weakened to a tropical storm or depression as it moved inland toward Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand, even as recovery operations continue in hard-hit areas.