"Typhoon Fung-wong has swept through the northwestern Philippines, killing at least four people, displacing more than 1.4 million, and knocking out power across entire provinces. The storm, which triggered floods and landslides, struck while the country was still reeling from Typhoon Kalmaegi, which killed at least 224 people last week. Fung-wong made landfall in northeastern Aurora province on Sunday night as a super typhoon, with sustained winds reaching 185 kilometres per hour (115 miles per hour)"
"More than 1.4 million people were evacuated to emergency shelters or relatives' homes before the typhoon's arrival, with approximately 318,000 still in evacuation centres on Monday. The powerful wind and rain flooded at least 132 villages, including one where residents became trapped on rooftops as waters rapidly rose. About 1,000 houses sustained damage, according to Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV of the Office of Civil Defence, who added that landslide-blocked roads would be cleared as the weather improved on Monday."
Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall in northeastern Aurora province as a super typhoon with sustained winds of 185 km/h and gusts up to 230 km/h before weakening over northern provinces and exiting into the South China Sea. The storm killed at least four people, displaced more than 1.4 million and caused province-wide power outages. Floods and landslides inundated at least 132 villages and trapped residents on rooftops. About 1,000 houses sustained damage and landslide-blocked roads remain. Approximately 318,000 people remained in evacuation centres. A state of emergency covered areas hit by consecutive typhoons and hundreds of flights were cancelled.
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