"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 ould cover two-thirds of the archipelago nation."
"Fung-wong, which intensified to become a super typhoon early on Sunday, is expected to make landfall over the northern province of Aurora later on Sunday or in the early hours of Monday. 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"
More than 900,000 people in eastern, central and northern provinces have been evacuated as Super Typhoon Fung-wong approached the Philippines. Fung-wong intensified to a super typhoon early Sunday and was expected to make landfall over Aurora province later that day or in the early hours of Monday. The storm, known locally as Uwan, followed Typhoon Kalmaegi, which left at least 224 people dead in central provinces and caused flash floods and landslides before moving to Vietnam, where at least five people died. Fung-wong carried maximum sustained winds of 185 kph with gusts to 230 kph, spanned 1,600 km, and prompted school closures and flight cancellations.
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