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.

The storm has knocked out power, forced the evacuation of nearly a million people and prompted the defense chief to warn many others to evacuate to safety from high-risk villages before it’s too late.

Strong winds knocked down power lines, forcing the evacuation of more than a million people and prompting the defence chief to warn many others to evacuate to safety from high-risk villages before it’s too late.