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Philippines assesses damage after deadly Typhoon Fung-wong

Powerful storm set off floods and landslides, killing at least two and displacing 1.4 million .

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Nearly one million evacuated as Typhoon Fung-wong nears Philippines

Super Typhoon Fung-wong is approaching the Philippines, forcing nearly a million people to evacuate.

Philippines braces for catastrophic impact of super typhoon Fung-wong

A woman feeds children at an evacuation centre in Manila as the Philippines prepares for Super Typhoon Fung-wong. [Lisa Marie David/Reuters]

Residents line up to register at an evacuation centre, part of the nearly one million people who have fled their homes as Fung-wong approaches. [Lisa Marie David/Reuters]

The Philippines is bracing for its 21st storm of the year, less than a week after Tphoon Kalmaegi killed at least 224 people. [Handout/Jipapad Mayor Benjie Ver via AFP]

Fung-wong started battering the northeastern Philippines on November 9, 2025, before its expected landfall, knocking out power and prompting warnings from the weather bureau of a “high risk of life-threatening conditions” in many parts of the country. [Lisa Marie David/Reuters]

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a state of emergency due to the extensive devastation caused by Kalmaegi and the expected calamity from Fung-wong, which is called Uwan in the Philippines. [Handout/Philippine Coast Guard via AP Photo]

Tropical cyclones with sustained winds of 185km/h (115mph) or higher are categorised in the Philippines as super typhoons, a designation adopted years ago to underscore the urgency of more extreme storms. [Lisa Marie David/Reuters]

Residents arrive at a Manila evacuation centre as they prepare for Super Typhoon Fung-Wong. [Lisa Marie David/Reuters]

More than 916,860 people have been evacuated from high-risk villages in northeastern provinces, including in Bicol, a coastal region vulnerable to cyclones and mudflows from Mayon, one of the country’s most active volcanoes. [Lisa Marie David/Reuters]

Authorities warned of a “high risk of life-threatening and damaging storm surge” of more than 3 metres (10ft) along the coasts of more than 20 provinces and regions, including metropolitan Manila. [Lisa Marie David/Reuters]

The Philippines is battered by about 20 typhoons and storms each year. The country is also often hit by earthquakes and has more than a dozen active volcanoes, making it one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries. [Lisa Marie David/Reuters]