- Winds of 185 km/h and gusts of 230 km/h could hit the Aurora province Sunday evening.
- Eastern Visayas reports early power outages as conditions deteriorate.
- More than 300 national and international flights canceled across the country.
The Philippines evacuated more than 100,000 residents in its eastern and northern regions as Fung-wong intensified into a super typhoon on Sunday ahead of its expected arrival later in the day, threatening to unleash torrential rains, destructive winds and storm surges.
Storm warning signals have been issued across large parts of the Philippines, with Signal No. 5, the highest warning, being issued over southeastern Luzon, including Catanduanes and the coastal areas of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur, while Metro Manila and its surrounding areas are under Signal No. 3.
Boasting sustained winds of 185 km/h and gusts of up to 230 km/h, super typhoon Fung-wong, locally known as Uwan, is expected to make landfall in Central Luzon’s Aurora province no earlier than Sunday evening.
Parts of Eastern Visayas were already experiencing power outages.
Some images shared by the Philippine Coast Guard in Camarines Sur showed evacuees carrying bags and personal belongings as they were transferred from long, narrow passenger boats to waiting trucks during pre-emptive evacuation operations.
300 flights canceled
More than 300 national and international flights have been canceled, according to the civil aviation regulator.
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Fung-wong approached the Philippines just days after the country was hit by Typhoon Kalmaegi, which killed 204 people and left a trail of destruction before battering Vietnam, where it killed five more and devastated coastal communities.
In the fishing village of Vung Cheo in central Vietnam, fishing boats were seen piled up in wrecks along the main road on Saturday, where hundreds of lobster farms had been swept away or damaged.
