In Photos | After Kalmaegi, super typhoon Fung-Wong leaves trail of death and destruction in the Philippines
Super Typhoon Fung-wong has claimed the lives of two people in the Philippines, while more than 1.4 million people have been displaced from their homes. This is the second typhoon that has hit the island, which is still recovering from the effects of Typhoon Kalmaegi’s devastation last week. These images are a testament of the devastation
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Over 1.4 million people have been displaced from their homes in Philippines after Typhoon Fung-Wong made landfall in Aurora province in Luzon on Sunday night (November 9). In this image, a general view of a damaged house in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Fung-wong in Aurora's Dipaculao, can be seen. AFP
People inspect damaged houses and fallen trees in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Fung-wong. As many as two people have been killed as the storm turned into a super typhoon with sustained winds of up to 185 kph and gusts of up to 230 kph. AFP
Fung-Wong, locally known as Uwan, has been classified as a 'super typhoon', the highest storm category in the Philippines. A general view of flooded houses and rice fields in Ilagan City, Isabela province after a river overflowed following heavy rains brought about by Super Typhoon Fung-wong. AFP
The typhoon has caused power outages in several areas of the island nation. A fallen post can be seen here in the aftermath of the typhoon in Cordon, Isabela, Philippines. Reuters
As many as 318,000 people still remained in evacuation centres on Monday (November 10). A cyclist rides past a damaged gas station in the aftermath of Typhoon Fung-wong in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. Reuters
A man lifts wires with a fruit picker pole to assist a truck passing under a fallen post after strong winds and heavy rains wrecked havoc in Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. Over 300 domestic and 60 international flights have been cancelled so far while more than 6,600 passengers have been stranded in 109 seaports due to rough seas. Reuters
Fung-wong is expected to move northwest and north by Tuesday maintaining its strength before crossing into the Taiwan Strait later in the week. Vehicles speed past damaged electric posts along a highway at Polangui in Albay province, south of Manila. AFP
Residents who were evacuated ahead of Typhoon Fung-wong queue for food at an evacuation center in Cauayan, Isabela, Philippines. Reuters