Latest news Next typhoon in the Philippines - hundreds of thousands evacuated
Almost one million residents of the Philippines have been forced to leave their homes as they flee super typhoon Fung-wong.
09.11.2025, 06:21
SDA
The violent tropical storm passed near the eastern province of Catanduanes this morning (local time) with sustained wind speeds of up to 185 kilometers per hour and brought heavy rainfall with it, according to the weather service Pagasa. Some gusts reached speeds of 230 kilometers per hour. This evening or early Monday morning, "Fung-Wong" is expected to make landfall over the northern province of Aurora.
The island state has been warned: just a few days ago, the devastating typhoon "Kalmaegi" killed hundreds of people there and left a trail of destruction in its wake. As "Fung-Wong" has even more force, around 917,000 people left their homes in the eastern, central and northern provinces in the expected path of the cyclone, according to the National Disaster Management Agency. In some eastern provinces, the power supply was interrupted as a precautionary measure.
According to government figures, a total of 8.4 million people could be affected by "Fung-Wong", including 5.7 million in coastal communities.
Cyclone with dramatic effects
"Kalmaegi" caused severe damage in the Philippines and Vietnam with hurricane-force gusts, heavy rainfall and meter-high tidal waves. According to official figures, more than 200 people lost their lives in the Philippines alone. It is one of the worst flood disasters in recent years - many people have lost everything in the masses of mud and water.
Typhoons hit the region again and again
The Philippines is hit by an average of around 20 typhoons every year. The particularly severe storm "Haiyan" killed more than 6,300 people in November 2013. Such storms are not uncommon in Vietnam either: "Kalmaegi" was the 13th storm to hit the Southeast Asian country this year.
