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.

More than 150,000 people have evacuated to safer ground in eastern Philippine provinces as a typhoon approaches from the Pacific.

The Philippines' weather bureau warns Typhoon Fung-wong could intensify into a super typhoon and hit the east coast Sunday night, bringing destructive winds and life‑threatening storm surges.

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

Typhoon Kalmaegi brings fierce winds and torrential rains to Vietnam, killing at least five people and damaging thousands of homes.

Metro Manila elevated its disaster alert status to Red, effective 5 p.m. Friday, mobilizing numerous personnel and heavy rescue equipment across the capital region as looming Super Typhoon Uwan rapidly intensifies toward a potential Signal No.

Cebu, a bustling province of more than 2.4 million people, declared a state of calamity to allow authorities to disburse emergency funds more rapidly to deal with the latest natural disaster.

Typhoon Fung-wong slings around a suspension bridge in the eastern Philippines. The typhoon made landfall as a Category 3 equivalent hurricane.