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More than 900,000 evacuated in the Philippines as Fung-wong intensifies into super typhoon
- More than 916,860 people were evacuated from high-risk villages in northeastern provinces, including Bicol, as the Philippines undertakes one of its largest emergency evacuations due to Super Typhoon Fung-wong.
- Last week Typhoon Kalmaegi killed 204 people and displaced more than half a million, prompting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., President of the Philippines, to declare a state of emergency.
- PAGASA warned Fung-wong carries sustained winds of 185km/h with gusts up to 230km/h and a high risk of life-threatening storm surge exceeding 3.0 m along many coastal communities.
- More than 300 flights were cancelled by the Philippine civil aviation regulator, power outages were reported in parts of Eastern Visayas, and the Philippine Coast Guard moved evacuees boarding trucks to shelters.
- The Office of Civil Defense said more than 30 million people could be exposed to Fung-wong hazards, with recovery efforts starting after impacts shift northward on Monday, November 10.
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The balance of Fung-wong's passage increased on Monday, from two to at least five dead. The "super-typhon" went to Taiwan while weakening.
Isabela. Super typhoon Fung-wong landed in the Philippines yesterday, resulting in two fatalities and a million people evacuated in the face of one of the most powerful storms in the country this year.
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Two dead and over a million evacuated after one of the strongest storms of the year. It is already the second serious natural event within a week.
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