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philippines More than 100,000 people have been evacuated as Super Typhoon Phung-Wong intensified before landfall, bringing winds of up to 230 km per hour (143 mph), torrential rains and dangerous storm surges.
The country’s weather bureau has issued typhoon warnings for most of south-eastern Luzon, including Catanduanes and parts of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur.
Officials said the storm, known locally as Toofan BrotherThere was a possibility of landslides in Aurora province till Sunday night. Later it will move towards Taiwan. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., who oversees the country’s disaster response agencies and military, warned about Fung-Wong’s potentially devastating impact in televised comments Saturday.
power cut were reported in parts of Eastern Visayas, and footage from the Philippine Coast Guard showed residents of Camarines Sur climbing into trucks during a mass evacuation. More than 300 domestic and international flights were cancelled.
This storm has come at a time when 204 people died due to the attack of Typhoon Kalmegi in the Philippines just a few days ago. vietnamWhere it killed five more people and destroyed hundreds of coastal farms and fishing boats.