"Super Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall in Aurora province in the Philippines on Sunday. It is the biggest storm to target the archipelago in years. More than a million people in eastern, central and northern provinces of the Philippines have been evacuated from their homes as Fung-wong approached the archipelago. At least two people died amid flash flooding: one in the town of Viga in Catanduanes province, and another in Catbalogan City in Samar province, authorities said."
"Fung-wong intensified into a super typhoon early on Sunday. The storm, called Uwan in the Philippines, comes with the island nation still reeling from another powerful typhoon, Kalmaegi, which left at least 224 people dead in central provinces amid flash floods and landslides. Kalmaegi hit the archipelago on Tuesday, before moving across the South China Sea to Vietnam, where at least five people were killed."
"The country's weather bureau said Fung-wong was carrying maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers (115 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 230 kph as it passed close to the eastern province of Catanduanes on Sunday morning. The massive storm the biggest to threaten the Philippines so far this year spans 1,600 kilometers (994 miles), which could cover two-thirds of the archipelago nation."
Super Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall in Aurora province and is the largest storm to threaten the Philippines in years. More than one million people in eastern, central and northern provinces were evacuated as the storm approached. At least two fatalities occurred amid flash flooding in Viga, Catanduanes and Catbalogan City, Samar. Fung-wong intensified into a super typhoon with sustained winds of 185 kph and gusts up to 230 kph, spanning about 1,600 kilometers and potentially covering two-thirds of the archipelago. The nation was still recovering from Typhoon Kalmaegi, which caused heavy deaths and damage. Climate scientists warn that such extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense due to a warming atmosphere linked to fossil fuel use.
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