Super Typhoon Fung-wong, locally named Uwan, roared out of the northwestern Philippines into the South China Sea on Monday after unleashing catastrophic floods and landslides that claimed at least two lives and forced over 1.4 million residents into emergency shelters or relatives’ homes. The 1,800-kilometer-wide monster weakened after crossing mountainous northern provinces but left entire regions submerged and powerless in its wake.

Fung-wong made landfall late Sunday in Aurora province as a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon packing sustained winds of 185 kph and gusts reaching 230 kph. It battered agricultural plains and triggered flash floods that trapped residents on rooftops in at least 132 villages. One woman perished when her house collapsed in Catbalogan city, while another drowned in raging waters in Catanduanes province.

The disaster struck while the nation still grappled with Typhoon Kalmaegi’s aftermath, which killed 224 in central provinces and five in Vietnam just days earlier. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had declared a state of emergency last Thursday anticipating Fung-wong’s onslaught. Over 318,000 evacuees remained in centers Monday as rescue teams navigated blocked roads and assessed damage to more than 1,000 homes.

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Authorities canceled over 325 domestic and 61 international flights, stranded 6,600 port commuters, and shuttered schools and government offices through Tuesday. Power outages blanketed multiple provinces, with civil defense official Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV warning that lingering rains still threatened metropolitan Manila and northern Luzon despite the typhoon’s departure toward Taiwan.

With 20 annual typhoons, frequent earthquakes, and active volcanoes, the Philippines faces relentless natural threats. The U.S. and Japan have offered assistance, though no international appeal has been issued. Relief operations shift into high gear Monday as communities begin the long recovery from this deadly one-two storm punch.

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