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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — 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 eight people and displacing more than 1.4 million others.
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Philippines is prone to floods - but even experienced people were shocked by Super Typhoon Fung-wong
More than 1.4 million people have been evacuated to safety, while for those who stayed put, conditions in some parts of the Central Luzon region are too dangerous for rescue teams to reach.
ISABELA, Philippines >> Super Typhoon Fung-Wong made landfall in the Philippines today with two fatalities reported and 1 million people evacuated ahead of one of the nation’s most powerful storms this year.
Environmentalists say the Sierra Madre’s typhoon-weakening role is being compromised by mining, illegal logging and a China-funded dam.
“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.
More areas in Luzon and Visayas have been placed under wind signals as Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-Wong) rapidly intensified over the Philippine Sea, state weather bureau PAGASA reported on Saturday morning,
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Typhoon Tino exits PAR; rain expected in parts of Luzon, Mindanao
Track and intensity forecast of Typhoon Tino on Thursday, 5 a.m. (DOST-PAGASA) MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi ) exited the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) early Thursday morning,
Residents in the hardest-hit province of Cebu are confronting the devastation it left behind: homes reduced to rubble, streets choked with debris, and lives upended.