Super Typhoon Fung-wong: 100,000 Evacuated, 300 Flights Cancelled as Philippines Braces for Fury
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The Philippines has launched a massive evacuation effort, relocating over 100,000 residents from its eastern and northern regions as Super Typhoon Fung-wong intensifies ahead of its expected landfall. The powerful storm, packing winds of up to 230 kph and torrential rains, has prompted the hoisting of storm alert signals across large parts of the country, with Signal No. 5 in place for southeastern Luzon. As the storm approaches, authorities have cancelled over 300 domestic and international flights, with parts of Eastern Visayas already experiencing power outages. Images from the Philippine Coast Guard show evacuees being transferred to waiting trucks during preemptive evacuation operations in Camarines Sur. Fung-wong is forecast to make landfall in Aurora province on Sunday night, just days after the Philippines was battered by Typhoon Kalmaegi, which claimed 204 lives and left a trail of destruction. The storm's approach has sparked concerns for coastal communities, particularly in central Vietnam, where Typhoon Kalmaegi devastated fishing villages and lobster farms earlier this week.
