Typhoon Fung-wong has swept through the northwestern Philippines, killing at least four people, displacing more than 1.4 million, and knocking out power across entire provinces.

The storm, which triggered floods and landslides, struck while the country was still reeling from Typhoon Kalmaegi, which killed at least 224 people last week.

Fung-wong made landfall in northeastern Aurora province on Sunday night as a super typhoon, with sustained winds reaching 185 kilometres per hour (115 miles per hour) and gusts up to 230 km/h (143mph).

The huge 1,800km- (1,100-mile)-wide storm weakened as it traversed mountainous northern provinces and agricultural plains overnight before exiting into the South China Sea from La Union province, according to state forecasters.

More than 1.4 million people

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