The Philippines has evacuated almost a million people as Super Typhoon Fung-wong intensified ahead of landfall, bringing winds of up to 230kmph (143mph), torrential rain, and dangerous storm surges.The country’s weather bureau raised the highest storm alert over southeastern Luzon,

Nearly one million people fled their homes in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Fung-Wong on Sunday brought severe winds and torrential rain.

Nearly a million people have been evacuated and floodwaters were rising in the Philippines on Sunday before Super Typhoon Uwan's (international name: Fung-wong) expected late-night landfall on the east coast.

A second typhoon in a week is barreling into the Philippines, with more than 900,000 residents warned to flee the looming destructive winds and life-threatening storm surges.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials said Thursday the death toll from widespread flooding and devastation caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in the country’s central region has risen to at least 114 with 127 people reported missing, many of them in a hard-hit province still recovering from a deadly earthquake.

Chinese President Xi Jinping hasn’t set foot in Manila since 2018. His invitation to return comes with conditions attached.