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Tropical Storm Fengshen Kills 5 in Philippines as Floods Force Mass Evacuations

Forecasters expect the rain-heavy system to head toward Vietnam after crossing Luzon.

Overview

  • Police and disaster officials said five members of one family were killed in Pitogo, Quezon when a tree fell on their house during heavy rains.
  • Authorities reported at least two people missing in Bukidnon after a landslide swept a three-wheeler off a highway, blocking a key road to the Davao region.
  • PAGASA tracked the storm over Manila Bay with sustained winds near 65 km/h and higher gusts, emphasizing high rainfall totals of 150–250 mm that drove the flooding and landslides.
  • Local officials said at least 47,000 people in southeastern Luzon moved to government shelters, with wider evacuations ordered across coastal, low-lying and slope-prone communities.
  • Aviation authorities canceled more than a dozen flights, several Luzon dams released water, power outages were reported in parts of Quezon and Camarines Norte, and flooding hit areas of Samar and Panay.