Typhoon Fung-wong ravaged the northern Philippines overnight, killing at least two people and cutting off some towns as residents emerged on Monday (November 10, 2025) morning after a sleepless night to start assessing the damage.

More than one million people were evacuated before Fung-wong made landfall as a super typhoon in the eastern town of Dinalungan in Aurora province on Sunday (November 9) night. It pounded parts of the country’s main island of Luzon with fierce winds, heavy rain and storm swells through the night.

The typhoon, locally named “Uwan”, damaged houses in the northern city of Santiago in Isabela province. Tree branches and electric posts were also felled by the typhoon.

“We could not sleep last night because of the winds hitting our metal sheets and the tree branches falling,” said Romeo Mariano, who was sheltering with his grandmother in their home.

“Almost all of the tree branches nearby fell, and when we got out to check our home, we saw the damage,” he added.

At least two people were killed by the typhoon, according to an early report from the Civil Defence office, with two others injured.

Aurora Vice-Governor Patrick Alexis Angara said at least three towns were inaccessible due to landslides and broken roads.

“Assessment and clearing operations are underway,” Mr. Angara told broadcaster DZMM.

The state weather agency said the typhoon was now moving over the South China Sea, and is forecast to shift northeast towards Taiwan. It warned that a large portion of the country still faced heavy rains and severe winds, along with storm swells in coastal areas.

Over 400 flights have been cancelled since Sunday, the civil aviation regulator said. Fung-wong was the 21st storm to hit the Philippines this year and came immediately after Typhoon Kalmaegi, which last week killed 224 in the country and another five in Vietnam.

The Philippines suspended work and classes across Metro Manila and large parts of the country on Monday (September 22, 2025) as Super Typhoon Ragasa moved toward northern Luzon, threatening destructive winds and heavy rain.

State weather officials raised the highest typhoon warning over the remote Babuyan Islands, urging residents in low-lying and coastal communities to evacuate ahead of storm surges and possible flooding.

Packing maximum sustained winds of 205 kph (127 mph) and gusts of up to 250 kph, Ragasa was forecast to make landfall or brush past the Babuyan Islands around midday before crossing the Luzon Strait.

While it will not directly hit Taiwan, the typhoon’s outer band is expected to bring heavy rain to the island’s sparsely populated east coast. Taiwan has issued land and sea warnings and cancelled flights to eastern cities, including Taitung and Hualien.

The storm is then forecast to hit Hong Kong as it blows toward the coast of southern China. The financial hub has asked residents to prepare for one of the strongest typhoons in years and is considering shutting its airport for 36 hours, Bloomberg News reported.

Philippine forecasters warned of widespread power outages, landslides, and dangerous seas as the storm’s outer bands began lashing northern Luzon. Airlines have cancelled more than a dozen domestic flights, mostly on Luzon routes, while ports have suspended ferry services.