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Super Typhoon Fung‑wong Moves Off Northern Philippines With At Least Four Dead and 1.4 Million Displaced

The new blow finds the country still recovering from deadly Kalmaegi, straining emergency resources.

Overview

  • Fung‑wong made landfall Sunday night in Dinalungan, Aurora as a super typhoon with sustained winds near 185 km/h and gusts up to 230 km/h before weakening over northern Luzon.
  • Officials reported at least four deaths, including two children in a Nueva Vizcaya landslide, as well as fatalities in Catanduanes and Catbalogan, with about 1.4 million people evacuated or displaced and roughly 318,000 still in shelters.
  • Widespread flooding, landslides and power outages were recorded across northern provinces, with at least 1,000 homes damaged and 132 villages inundated as road clearing and rescue operations continued.
  • Schools and most government offices were closed, more than 325 domestic and 61 international flights were canceled, and the Coast Guard kept vessels in port due to dangerous seas.
  • Forecasters said the storm has moved toward the South China Sea on a track to Taiwan, with continued heavy rain threats in parts of Luzon under a nationwide emergency declared after Kalmaegi’s earlier devastation.