As typhoon Fung-wong, a storm with a radius spanning nearly the entirety of the Philippines, reached super typhoon status on Sunday, the authorities evacuated over 100,000 residents across its eastern and northern regions.

Super Typhoon Fung-wong, locally known as Uwan, is forecast to make landfall in Aurora province in central Luzon Sunday night at the earliest.

Ahead of its landfall, this super typhoon threatens to unleash torrential rains, destructive winds, and storm surges.

Catanduanes, a small island the state weather service said could take a “direct hit,” was already being lashed by wind and rain in the early morning, with storm surges sending waves hurtling over streets along the coast.

Storm alert signals have been hoisted across large parts of the Philippines, with Signal No

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