Typhoon, Philippines and Fung-wong
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Super Typhoon Fung-wong leaves 2 dead and forces more than 1 million to evacuate in Philippines
The Philippines is still dealing with the devastation wrought by Typhoon Kalmaegi as Super Typhoon Fung-wong approaches.
“While Typhoon Uwan has exited our landmass, it will continue to bring rains to Luzon, and our operations to help local government units and their constituents continue,” he said, adding that there was “still danger” in certain areas.
A weakened Typhoon Fung-wong is now passing over the South China Sea and expected to head to Taiwan, after leaving two people dead in the Philippines. Some 1.4 million in the Philippines had been preemptively evacuated before Fung-wong made landfall on Sunday as a super typhoon, carrying winds of 185km/h (115mph) and gusts of 230km/h (143mph).
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Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 114 dead, 127 missing in Philippines, many in province recovering from quake
Most of the deaths were reported in the central province of Cebu, which was pummeled by Kalmaegi on Tuesday, according to a local official.
Typhoon Fung-Wong slammed ashore on Aurora province in Luzon, the Philippines most populated island Sunday evening, prompting the evacuation of nearly a million people.
As the death toll for Typhoon Kalmaegi rose into the triple digits, the country braced for another storm expected this weekend.
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