Tragic Aftermath as Super Typhoon Fung-wong Hits the Philippines

Tue Nov 11 2025 12:17:42 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

A devastating super typhoon has claimed six lives in the Philippines, compounding the recent disasters plagued by flooding and landslides. As the country grapples with recovery efforts, urgent support is sought for the affected regions.

Super typhoon Fung-wong has struck the Philippines shortly after another typhoon, leading to at least six fatalities, extensive flooding, and widespread evacuations. With over 1.4 million people displaced, recovery efforts are hindered as the nation faces ongoing challenges from natural disasters.

At least six people have died after a super typhoon barrelled through the Philippines, mere days after an earlier storm left more than 200 people dead.

Super typhoon Fung-wong brought floods and landslides, which caused most of the deaths. It also cut power across entire provinces. It later weakened into a typhoon.

More than 1.4 million people were evacuated ahead of it making landfall in the Philippines. It is now heading for Taiwan, where more than 3,000 people have been evacuated.

Fung-wong was the 21st typhoon to hit the South East Asian nation this year, at a time where many residents are still struggling to recover from back-to-back natural disasters.

Fung-wong, known locally as Uwan, slammed into Aurora province on Luzon Sunday night with sustained winds of around 185 km/h (115 mph) and gusts of 230 km/h.

The Philippines' meteorological service had earlier warned of destructive winds and high-risk of life-threatening storm surges from the very intense typhoon.

In Cabanatuan, one of the worst-hit cities, the BBC saw residents rushing into their homes to pull out furniture and pets on Monday, desperate to salvage as many of their possessions as possible as water levels rose.

Although its wind speeds did not come up to par with some of the strongest storms in the Philippines' history, Fung-wong dumped large amounts of rain on the country, leaving some 4,100 houses either totally destroyed or partially damaged.

Residents had taken precautions ahead of the storm, with Cabanatuan resident Mercidita Adriano sharing how her family trimmed trees near their home last week. When the winds and rain intensified, ten of them crowded into a small room, praying throughout the day that the typhoon would spare their house, but part of their roof was torn off by the heavy rain.

Large parts of the country are still under water although the levels have gone down as of Tuesday morning.

This disaster comes just days after typhoon Kalmaegi wreaked havoc in the same region, leaving tens of thousands affected. In September, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the province of Cebu.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies described this series of disasters as not routine and highlighted the urgent need for support to help prevent further loss of life as the nation struggles to recover.