Super Typhoon Fung-wong tore through the northern Philippines overnight, killing at least two people and forcing more than one million residents to evacuate before landfall, officials said Monday.
The powerful storm, locally known as Uwan, slammed into the eastern town of Dinalungan in Aurora province on Sunday night, bringing intense winds, torrential rain, and heavy storm surges that battered large parts of Luzon, the country’s main island.
In Isabela province, homes and power lines were damaged as fierce winds toppled trees and electric posts. “We couldn’t sleep last night because of the winds hitting our metal sheets and the falling branches,” said Romeo Mariano, a resident of Santiago City, as he inspected the damage to his home.
At least two people were killed and two others injured, according to early reports from the Civil Defence Office. Vice-Governor Patrick Alexis Angara of Aurora said at least three towns were cut off by landslides and impassable roads, with clearing operations underway.
The state weather bureau said Fung-wong has now moved over the South China Sea and is tracking northeast toward Taiwan, but warned that large parts of the Philippines would continue to experience heavy rain, strong winds, and coastal flooding.
More than 400 domestic and international flights were cancelled since Sunday, according to the Civil Aviation Authority.
Fung-wong is the 21st storm to hit the Philippines this year, following Typhoon Kalmaegi, which killed 224 people in the country and five in Vietnam just last week.
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