The biggest typhoon to threaten the Philippines in years, Fung-wong could cover two-thirds of the archipelago with its 1,118-mile-wide rain and wind band, forecasters said.

At least two people have died since Super Typhoon Fung-wong — known locally as Uwan — made landfall in the Philippines. Over a million people have evacuated amid the risk of flash floods, landslides,

Typhoon Kalmaegi damaged homes and uprooted trees in central Vietnam late Thursday after cutting a path of destruction through the Philippines, where it killed nearly 200 people.

SUPER Typhoon Fung-wong (local name: Uwan), the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday, knocking down power,

The storm will stay close to or maintain its "peak intensity" when it passes close to the island of Polillo and hits land, PAGASA said. The most severe warnings are in place for Aurora, slightly north in Nueva Vizcaya, and to the southeast in Camarines Norte.

The Philippines is bracing for what may be another storm following the havoc caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi. The super typhoon referred to internationally as Fung-Wong or locally, Uwan, is predicted to be growing in intensity as it approaches the archipelago,

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is currently monitoring a developing storm east of Mindanao that is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility as Typhoon Uwan by tonight or early tomorrow and may intensify into a super typhoon while approaching Northern Luzon.