Manila: The Philippines is bracing for one of the strongest storms of the year as Typhoon Fung-Wong, locally known as “Goring,” advances toward the country’s eastern seaboard. The state weather bureau, PAGASA, has issued multiple warnings for destructive winds, torrential rainfall, and storm surges reaching up to five meters, potentially endangering millions across coastal and low-lying regions.

According to PAGASA meteorologist Benison Estareja, Fung-Wong is an “enormous weather system,” spanning nearly 1,500 kilometers in diameter a breadth that already engulfs much of the eastern Philippines with squalls, heavy rain, and strong winds. As of Saturday morning, the typhoon was packing sustained winds of about 140 kilometers per hour and gusts reaching 170 km/h. Meteorologists warn that

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