Scenes of devastation in Cebu after Typhoon Tino: a damaged home in a rural village (top) and vehicles stacked in a flooded street (bottom) as residents begin clearing debris

A typhoon has killed at least 142 people and left another 127 missing after unleashing devastating floods across the Philippines, authorities said.

Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, has started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall.

Local missionaries sent back pictures, saying people in the Philippines are wading in mud up to their knees following a typhoon.

Malacañang on Monday said that Cebu officials who reportedly flew to Europe while Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) lashed the province should be investigated before any conclusions are drawn.

A fast-moving typhoon is barreling across the central Philippines after slamming ashore overnight, leaving at least two people dead, setting off flash floods that trapped residents on roofs and engulfed cars in two villages,

“While Typhoon Uwan has exited our landmass, it will continue to bring rains to Luzon, and our operations to help local government units and their constituents continue,” he said, adding that there was “still danger” in certain areas.

At least eight officials from Cebu traveled to Europe despite looming threats of Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi), the national government confirmed. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) released on Monday,

Most of the deaths were reported in the central province of Cebu, which was pummeled by Kalmaegi on Tuesday, according to a local official.

A second typhoon in a week is churning toward the Philippines, with residents in its path warned to flee the looming destructive winds and life-threatening storm surges.

Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 224 people as it struck central Philippines, with Cebu province suffering the worst damage from floods and mudslides. Homes were destroyed and streets were buried in debris,