Climate Change

Super Typhoon Fung-wong devastates the Philippines

Over a million people have been displaced, and millions are without power as villages are flattened and roads are cut off

DTE Staff

Less than a week after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed over 200 people, the Philippines has been struck again—this time by Super Typhoon Fung-wong, known locally as Uwan.

With winds reaching 185 km/h and gusts up to 230, the storm tore through Luzon, triggering floods, landslides, and mass evacuations. Over a million people fled their homes, and millions lost power as the storm flattened villages and cut off roads.