Super Typhoon Fung-wong latest: Two dead and 1.4 million evacuated as ‘intense’ storm slams into Philippines

Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the northwestern Philippines after setting off floods and landslides, knocking out power to entire provinces, killing at least two people, and displacing more than 1.4 million others. The country’s weather bureau had earlier raised the highest storm alert over southeastern Luzon, including Catanduanes and parts of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur. Authorities said the storm, known locally as Uwan, is expected to head towards Taiwan. Defence secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr, who oversees the country’s disaster response agencies and the military, warned about the potentially catastrophic impact of Fung-wong in televised remarks on Saturday. Power outages were reported in parts of Eastern Visayas, and footage from the Philippine Coast Guard showed residents in Camarines Sur boarding trucks during mass evacuations. More than 300 domestic and international flights were cancelled. The storm comes just days after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed 204 people in the Philippines before striking Vietnam, where it left five more dead and wrecked hundreds of coastal farms and fishing boats. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr declared a state of emergency last week due to the extensive devastation caused by Kalmaegi and the expected damage from Fung-wong.