Manila: Typhoon Fung Wong, locally known as Uwan, has unleashed powerful winds and torrential rains across the Philippines, leaving at least eight people dead and forcing more than one million residents to flee their homes. The massive storm made landfall in Aurora province on the island of Luzon late Sunday, bringing destruction to several northern and central regions before moving toward the South China Sea.

The typhoon, one of the strongest to hit the country this year, recorded sustained winds of about 185 kilometers per hour and gusts reaching 230 kilometers per hour. Its vast diameter, spanning nearly 1,800 kilometers, covered large parts of the Philippines, triggering widespread flooding, landslides, and power outages. Officials said the size and strength of the storm made it par

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