Super Typhoon Fung-Wong Leaves Millions Displaced, 2 Dead
Super Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall in northeastern Aurora province in the Philippines on Sunday night with sustained winds of up to 185 kph (115 mph) and gusts of up to 230 kph (143 mph), forcing more than 1.4 million people to evacuate and claiming at least two lives, according to the Associated Press. The Context […]
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Philippines Evacuates 100,000 as Super Typhoon Fung-Wong Nears
The Philippines is undertaking one of its largest emergency evacuations as Super Typhoon Fung-Wong, locally known as Uwan, intensifies into one of the most powerful storms to threaten the archipelago this year, according to Reuters. Over 100,000 residents have been evacuated from eastern and northern regions ahead of the storm’s expected landfall in central Luzon […]
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U.S. Embassy Issues Warning as Typhoon Bears Down on Vietnam
The U.S. Embassy in Vietnam has issued a warning to Americans there as a typhoon approaches the coast having killing at least 114 people in the Philippines. Why It Matters Densely populated Vietnam is vulnerable to typhoons roaring in across the South China Sea. The U.S. military’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) said the storm […]
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