Maximum alert from the authorities. Over 300 flights cancelled
The Philippines evacuated more than 100,000 residents in its eastern and northern regions on Sunday, preparing for Super Typhoon Fung-wong, less than a week after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed more than 200 people in the country. This was stated by the Efe agency.
Fung-wong, known locally as Uwan, intensified on Saturday with sustained winds of up to 185 kilometers per hour and gusts of 230 kilometers per hour, threatening to bring torrential rain, storm surges and destructive winds. The national weather agency activated its highest alert level 5 in southeastern Luzon and northern Philippines, including Catanduanes provinces and coastal areas of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur.
Metro Manila and surrounding areas are under alert level 3. Fung-wong is moving northwest and may make landfall overnight in Aurora province in central Luzon, according to weather forecasts. Some parts of the Eastern Visayas islands had already been hit by power outages this morning, as local authorities continued preventive evacuation operations.
Images released by the Philippine Coast Guard in Camarines Sur showed families carrying bags and belongings as they were transferred from passenger ships to trucks waiting to be transported to temporary shelters. More than 300 domestic and international flights were canceled as the storm approached, the country’s Civil Aviation Authority said. Fung-wong is the second major typhoon to hit the Philippines this month after Kalmaegi, which devastated parts of the central region still recovering.
