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Super Typhoon Fung-wong claims at least 2 lives ahead of landfall
By Xinhua Published: Nov 10, 2025 11:01 AM
This photo shows a flooded area after typhoon Fung-wong hit Catanduanes Province, the Philippines on Nov. 9, 2025. As of Sunday morning, Fung-wong was located 125 km east of Catanduanes in the Bicol region, packing maximum sustained winds of 185 km per hour and gusts of up to 230 km per hour. It was moving west-northwest at 30 km per hour. Fung-Wong is the 21st tropical cyclone to hit the Philippines this year, surpassing the country's annual average of 20 storms. (Catanduanes LGU/Handout via Xinhua)

This photo shows a flooded area after typhoon Fung-wong hit Catanduanes Province, the Philippines on Nov. 9, 2025. As of Sunday morning, Fung-wong was located 125 km east of Catanduanes in the Bicol region, packing maximum sustained winds of 185 km per hour and gusts of up to 230 km per hour. It was moving west-northwest at 30 km per hour. Fung-Wong is the 21st tropical cyclone to hit the Philippines this year, surpassing the country's annual average of 20 storms. (Catanduanes LGU/Handout via Xinhua)


 
Houses are submerged in flood water due to typhoon Fung-wong in Catanduanes Province, the Philippines on Nov. 9, 2025. As of Sunday morning, Fung-wong was located 125 km east of Catanduanes in the Bicol region, packing maximum sustained winds of 185 km per hour and gusts of up to 230 km per hour. It was moving west-northwest at 30 km per hour. (Catanduanes LGU/Handout via Xinhua)

Houses are submerged in flood water due to typhoon Fung-wong in Catanduanes Province, the Philippines on Nov. 9, 2025. As of Sunday morning, Fung-wong was located 125 km east of Catanduanes in the Bicol region, packing maximum sustained winds of 185 km per hour and gusts of up to 230 km per hour. It was moving west-northwest at 30 km per hour. (Catanduanes LGU/Handout via Xinhua)


 
This photo shows an area affected by typhoon Fung-wong in Catanduanes Province, the Philippines on Nov. 9, 2025. As of Sunday morning, Fung-wong was located 125 km east of Catanduanes in the Bicol region, packing maximum sustained winds of 185 km per hour and gusts of up to 230 km per hour. It was moving west-northwest at 30 km per hour. (Catanduanes LGU/Handout via Xinhua)

This photo shows an area affected by typhoon Fung-wong in Catanduanes Province, the Philippines on Nov. 9, 2025. As of Sunday morning, Fung-wong was located 125 km east of Catanduanes in the Bicol region, packing maximum sustained winds of 185 km per hour and gusts of up to 230 km per hour. It was moving west-northwest at 30 km per hour. (Catanduanes LGU/Handout via Xinhua)


 
This photo shows an area affected by typhoon Fung-wong in Catanduanes Province, the Philippines on Nov. 9, 2025. As of Sunday morning, Fung-wong was located 125 km east of Catanduanes in the Bicol region, packing maximum sustained winds of 185 km per hour and gusts of up to 230 km per hour. It was moving west-northwest at 30 km per hour. (Catanduanes LGU/Handout via Xinhua)

This photo shows an area affected by typhoon Fung-wong in Catanduanes Province, the Philippines on Nov. 9, 2025. As of Sunday morning, Fung-wong was located 125 km east of Catanduanes in the Bicol region, packing maximum sustained winds of 185 km per hour and gusts of up to 230 km per hour. It was moving west-northwest at 30 km per hour. (Catanduanes LGU/Handout via Xinhua)