US EditionMore 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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Super Typhoon Fung-wong leaves 2 dead and forces more than 1 million to evacuate in Philippines
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Philippines evacuates one million, woman dead as super typhoon nears
More than a million people have been evacuated and at least one person killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines on Sunday before Typhoon Fung-wong's expected landfall on the east coast. The super typhoon, which comes just days after another storm ravaged the country, will slam into Aurora province between 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm,
Super typhoon Fung-Wong is approaching the Philippines with strong winds and heavy rains, prompting the evacuation of more than 900,000 people in northern, eastern and central provinces. The super typhoon is expected to hit the archipelago just days after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed more than 220 people.
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Jornal ExpressoThe authorities of the Philippines have withdrawn almost a million residents of their homes in the east and north of the country, before arrival, scheduled for this Sunday, from the Fung-wong superturf.
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