MANILA >> The Philippines’ weather bureau warned of life-threatening storm surges of over 15 feet and destructive winds as Typhoon Fung-wong churns toward the country’s eastern coast, where it is forecast to intensify into a super typhoon before making landfall on Sunday night.

The typhoon’s massive circulation, spanning 932 miles, was already lashing parts of eastern Philippines with heavy rains and winds, PAGASA weather forecaster Benison Estareja said in a briefing.

“It can cover almost the entire country,” Estareja said.

Fung-wong, locally named Uwan, was packing maximum sustained winds of 87 mph and gusts of up to 105 mph, and could intensify to 115 mph as it nears land, Estareja said, powerful enough to destroy homes, topple trees and structures.

Up to 8 inches of rain is expecte

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