Typhoon Fung-wong blows away from the Philippines, leaving 4 dead and 1.4 million displaced

Typhoon Fung-wong Blows Away from the Philippines

Typhoon Fung-wong has moved out of the northwestern Philippines after triggering floods and landslides. It caused widespread power outages across entire provinces, resulting in at least four fatalities and displacing over 1.4 million people.

The storm is forecasted to track northwest toward Taiwan.

Impact and Damage

Fung-wong hit the northern Philippines while the country was still recovering from Typhoon Kalmaegi, which killed at least 224 people in the central provinces and later claimed at least five lives in Vietnam.

The typhoon made landfall in northeastern Aurora province on Sunday night as a super typhoon, with sustained winds reaching 185 kph (115 mph) and gusts up to 230 kph (143 mph).

After weakening while traversing mountainous northern provinces and agricultural plains overnight, Fung-wong exited the province of La Union and moved into the South China Sea, according to state weather forecasters.

Casualties and Incidents

One person drowned in flash floods in the eastern province of Catanduanes.
Another fatality occurred when a house collapsed in Catbalogan city, eastern Samar province.
In Nueva Vizcaya, a landslide buried a hillside hut in Kayapa town before dawn Monday, killing two children and injuring their parents and sibling, said town police chief Maj.

Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the northwestern Philippines on Monday after setting off floods and landslides, knocking out power to entire provinces, killing at least four people and displacing more than 1.4 million others.

Author's summary: Typhoon Fung-wong caused significant destruction and displacement in northern Philippines, compounding the effects of previous storms and leaving multiple casualties and widespread power outages.

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The Boston Globe — 2025-11-10