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A satellite image captures Storm Fung-Wong, which has strengthened into a typhoon, as reported by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA). The image shows the storm over the Philippine Sea on November 7, 2025, taken from a video feed. — Reuters
– Winds are blowing at 115 mph with gusts reaching up to 143 mph, potentially striking Aurora Province by Sunday night.
– Early power outages are being reported in Eastern Visayas as the weather conditions worsen.
– Over 300 domestic and international flights have been canceled nationwide.
The Philippines has evacuated more than 100,000 residents in its eastern and northern regions as Fung-Wong escalated into a super typhoon on Sunday. The storm threatens to bring heavy rainfall, destructive winds, and storm surges as it approaches later in the day.
Warning signals have been issued across large parts of the country. Signal No. 5 — the highest alert level — has been issued for southeastern Luzon, including Catanduanes and coastal areas of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur. Metro Manila and surrounding areas are under Signal No. 3.
Super Typhoon Fung-Wong, locally called Uwan, is expected to make landfall in Aurora Province in central Luzon early Sunday evening. It boasts sustained winds of 115 mph and gusts up to 143 mph. Parts of Eastern Visayas are already experiencing power outages.
Photos from the Philippine Coast Guard in Camarines Sur show evacuees carrying their belongings while transferring from narrow passenger boats to waiting trucks during preemptive evacuations.
More than 300 flights have been canceled according to civil aviation authorities. A video shared by ABS-CBN News shows the storm in Catanduanes, with dark skies, trees swaying violently, heavy rain, and the loud sound of the downpour.
This storm arrives just days after Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the Philippines, causing 204 fatalities and widespread destruction before moving into Vietnam, where it caused five additional deaths and wrecked coastal communities.
In Vung Cheo, a fishing village in central Vietnam, vessels are piled along the main road, and many lobster farms have been destroyed or severely damaged.
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