Just a few 24 hours after the killer passed typhoon Kalmaggi on Philippineswhich left more than 200 dead – the latest reports put the number at 224 and the number could rise significantly – the country is facing a new storm, which has turned into a super typhoon.
The storm Fung-wong, whose diameter covers almost the entire territory of the Philippines, turned into a super-typhoon and is moving towards the west with sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour and gusts reaching up to 230 kilometers, was expected to reach land overnight.
The waves started to swell “around 07:00” (local time; 01:00 Greek time) and “when they hit the breakwater you could say the earth was shaking,” Edson Casarino, a 33-year-old resident of the island of Catandoanes (northeast), told AFP. “It’s raining hard and I can hear the wind blowing,” he added.
The small island is at risk of a “direct” hit from Fung-wong, the weather service warned.
We at least need your prayers. As of this morning, the wind and rain are very strong.
#UwanPH pic.twitter.com/My794AXQdi— lucas délaroche (@lucasdiminahal) November 8, 2025
Yesterday, some residents tied houses to the ground with ropes, in the hope that they would not be carried away by the winds.
Fung-wong was expected to provoke “precipitation of 200 mm or more” and cause “widespread flooding, not just in low-lying areas,” Benison Estareja, a government meteorologist, summarized during a news conference.
HAPPENING NOW: Strong Winds Shake Camaligan’s Hanging Bridge.
Strong gusts from Typhoon Fung-wong (#UwanPH) caused a famous hanging bridge in Camaligan, Camarines Sur, Philippines, to sway dangerously.
Source: Richard Cecilio, Dwiz 95.1 SOUTH Luzon pic.twitter.com/z63SdyWuOd
— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) November 9, 2025
He also estimated that it is “possible” that the “larger basins” of the sectors where the phenomenon will pass will flood.
The super typhoon is making landfall in the Southeast Asian archipelago just 24 hours after Kalmagi, which left at least 204 dead and 109 missing, according to the latest official government tally.
HAPPENING NOW: Strong Winds Shake Camaligan’s Hanging Bridge.
Strong gusts from Typhoon Fung-wong (#UwanPH) caused a famous hanging bridge in Camaligan, Camarines Sur, Philippines, to sway dangerously.
Source: Richard Cecilio, Dwiz 95.1 SOUTH Luzon pic.twitter.com/z63SdyWuOd
— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) November 9, 2025
Kalmagi was the deadliest typhoon of the year, according to the specialized EM-DAT database.
Huge weight behind some of these waves smashing into the waterfront in Baler, these will continue to get bigger and heavier as the day progresses and #typhoon #UwanPH Fung-wong gets closer – @icyclone getting a front row view down there pic.twitter.com/IHNJLHDPdj
— James Reynolds (@EarthUncutTV) November 9, 2025
Cebu province (central) accounts for nearly 70% of the casualties. Search and rescue operations were suspended due to the arrival of Fung-wong.
Every year about twenty storms or typhoons hit or approach the Philippines. The poorest areas of the archipelago tend to be the hardest hit.
Current situation in Polangui, Albay, Philippines followingTyphoon Fung-wong (UwanPH) pic.twitter.com/NgyujFEe5t
— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) November 9, 2025
According to scientists, climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent, deadlier and more destructive.