Storm declared ‘super typhoon’ as it hits Philippines

BBC:

A storm bearing down on the Philippines has been upgraded to super typhoon status, with one outlying island region already experiencing “life-threatening conditions”.

Typhoon Fung Wong will bring sustained winds of 185 km/h (155mph) and torrential rain to several areas on Sunday, according to the country’s meteorological service (Pagasa).

Catanduanes, an island off the coast of Luzon, was the first part of the Philippines to be directly hit by the storm on Sunday morning

Typhoon Fung Wong – known locally as Uwan – comes days after an earlier storm, Kalmaegi, left a trail of destruction and nearly 200 dead.