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Fung-wong storm: Fung-wong storm caused huge devastation in the Philippines on Monday. Thousands of houses were destroyed in the north-western Philippines by the storm. Eight people died. 14 lakhs became homeless.
Fung-wong storm: Typhoon Fung-Wong caused massive devastation in the Philippines on Monday. Thousands of houses were destroyed in the north-western Philippines by the storm. Eight people died. 14 lakhs became homeless. The storm was so strong that hundreds of electric poles were uprooted and there was no electricity in the entire province. There was darkness all around. Fung-Wong devastated the northern Philippines, while the country was still recovering from the devastation caused by Typhoon Kalamegi. Kalamegi killed at least 224 people in central provinces of the Philippines last Tuesday before wreaking havoc in Vietnam. Fung-Wong made landfall in northeastern Aurora province on Sunday night as a super typhoon with winds of up to 230 kilometers per hour. According to forecasters in the state, the storm that covered an area of 1,800 km weakened. As it passed through mountainous northern provinces and agricultural plains before arriving in the South China Sea from La Union province overnight.
Storm floods 132 northern villages
Three children were killed and four others were injured in two separate landslides triggered by the storm in northern Nueva Vizcaya state, police said. According to officials, an elderly man died in a landslide in Barlig, a town in the Northern Mountain Province. Two villagers were killed and two others were missing in another landslide in the town of Lubuagan in nearby Kalinga province, provincial officials said late Monday. More than 1.4 million people had gone to emergency shelters or the homes of relatives even before the storm made landfall. About 318,000 people remained in evacuation centers on Monday. Severe winds and rain caused flooding in at least 132 northern villages, with some residents trapped on their roofs in one village as floodwaters rose rapidly. Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV of the Civil Defense Office and other officials said about 1,000 houses were damaged. He said that when the weather improves on Monday, the roads blocked by landslides will be cleared.
More than 6,600 passengers stranded in ports
Alejandro said that although the typhoon has passed, its rains are still posing a threat to some areas of northern Luzon, including metropolitan Manila. He further said that we will conduct rescue, relief and disaster-response operations today. Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency on Thursday due to the widespread destruction caused by Typhoon Kalamegi and expected damage from Fung-Wong. The Philippines has not sought international help following the devastation caused by Kalamegi. But the United States and Japan were ready to provide assistance. Authorities announced that schools and most government offices would remain closed on Monday and Tuesday. Till Monday, more than 325 domestic and 61 international flights were cancelled. More than 6,600 passengers and cargo workers were stranded in ports after the coast guard stopped ships from sailing.
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