Residents spent night 'praying for safety' as Super Typhoon Uwan slams into Philippines
Homes in the northern Philippines were left severely damaged on Monday morning after Super Typhoon Uwan (Fung-wong) made landfall a day earlier, killing at least two people and forcing over one million to evacuate.
In Santiago City, Isabela province, residents Romeo Mariano and his grandmother Filmomina said they had a sleepless night as the storm swept past the north of the archipelago's most populous island Luzon late on Sunday .
According to the Philippine weather bureau Pagasa, the storm carried torrential rain and sustained winds of 185 kph (115 mph) with gusts of up to 230 kph (140 mph).
It has weakened after crossing the mountainous terrain of Luzon and is currently on the coastal waters of La Union Province, according to the latest weather bulletin.
It was the 21st storm this year to hit a nation only just recovering from Typhoon Kalmaegi, which left 224 dead in the Philippines and five in Vietnam.
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