Two dead, one million evacuated as Typhoon Fung-wong slams into the Philippines

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Super Typhoon Fung-wong has left a trail of destruction across the northern Philippines, severely damaging homes and killing at least two people after making landfall on Sunday (Nov 9) night.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Super Typhoon Fung Wong has left a trail of destruction across the northern Philippines,

00:09severely damaging homes and killing at least two people after making landfall on Sunday night.

00:16More than one million residents were evacuated before the typhoon slammed into Dinalungan town

00:21in Aurora province, packing fierce winds, heavy rain, and powerful storm surges that

00:27lashed parts of Luzon Island through the night. In Santiago City, in the northern province

00:33of Isabela, residents described a sleepless night as the storm battered the area.

00:57Ganto na po tatnan namin. Sobrang sirang-sirahan na po talaga.

01:01At aiam po kitang-dita rin po dito sa harap, nasiho rin po talaga yung posisi po ng kuryente.

01:07At di ko po alam baka sa susunod na harap makwumalik ang kuryente dito sa amin.

01:13Hindi po kami...hindi po ako nakatulog.

01:15Yung mga apoko sabi po, mag-pree tayo para hindi tayo mapanga.

01:20Naka-upo lang ako, nag-pree-pree sa Panginoon. Hindi ako nakatulog, yung kasagsaganang...

01:25According to early reports from the Civil Defense Office, at least two people were killed

01:30and two others injured.

01:32Authorities say assessment and clearing operations are now underway.

01:36The storm, locally known as Uwan, has since weakened after crossing Luzon and is now tracking

01:42across the South China Sea, with forecasts indicating it may move northeast toward Taiwan.

01:48Officials, however, warn that heavy rains, strong winds, and storm swells will continue

01:53to affect large parts of the Philippines.

01:56More than 400 flights have been canceled since Sunday, according to the Civil Aviation Authority.

02:02Fenghuang is the 21st storm to hit the Philippines this year, striking just days after Typhoon

02:08Kalmayegi, which killed 224 people in the Philippines and five in Vietnam.

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