"Super typhoon Fung-wong has blown through the Philippines, leaving at least two dead, 1.4 million people evacuated and widespread damage in its wake. More than 1.4 million people were evacuated across the country as the storm triggered flash flooding, storm surges, landslides and gale-force winds, Philippine authorities said on Monday. The biggest typhoon to threaten the Philippines in years, Fung-wong was forecast to cover two-thirds of the archipelago with its 1,800-kilometre (1,118-mile) -wide rain and wind band."
"In Pandan, Catanduanes, one of the worst-affected areas, footage and photos from disaster response authorities showed flood waters rising to the rooftops and houses being washed away. At least one person was killed in flash flooding as civil defence workers rescued more than a dozen others. Our personnel rescued 14 people who were trapped on the roof of a house engulfed in flood in a low-lying neighbourhood, Roberto Monterola, a disaster-mitigation officer for Catanduanes, told the Associated Press."
Super typhoon Fung-wong swept across the Philippines, producing a rain and wind band 1,800 kilometres wide and covering roughly two-thirds of the archipelago. More than 1.4 million people were evacuated as the storm triggered flash floods, storm surges, landslides and gale-force winds. At least two people died: one drowned in Catanduanes and another was killed when her house collapsed in eastern Samar. Floodwaters rose to rooftops in Pandan, Catanduanes, washing away houses and prompting rescues. The storm was downgraded to a typhoon as sustained winds fell from 185km/h to 165km/h while gusts still exceeded 275km/h. Authorities opened about 6,000 evacuation centres sheltering 92,000 families and continued damage assessments as the system moved north toward Taiwan.
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