Parts of the Philippines were devastated by deadly flooding Tuesday from Typhoon Kalmaegi, known as Tino in the country, and now another typhoon is impacting the region. The current storm, Typhoon Fung-wong, is also known as Uwan in the Philippines.

Much stronger than Kalmaegi/Tino, Typhoon Fung-wong/Uwan reached the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale just prior to commencing landfall in the northern Philippines Sunday.

The combination of heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding will result in Fung-wong/Uwan being a 5 on the AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Tropical Cyclones in the northern Philippines, the strongest rating on the scale.

Fung-wong/Uwan, intensified to a very strong typhoon as the storm approached the northern Philippi

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