The Philippines has evacuated more than 100,000 residents across its eastern and northern regions as Fung-wong intensified into a super typhoon on Sunday morning ahead of its expected landfall later in the day.

Fung-wong is threatening to unleash torrential rains, destructive winds and storm surges across the archipelagic country, already reeling from another typhoon earlier in the week that left hundreds dead.

Storm alert signals have been hoisted across large parts of the Philippines, with Signal No. 5 — the highest warning — raised over south-eastern Luzon, including Catanduanes and coastal areas of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur, while Metro Manila and surrounding areas are under Signal No. 3.

Packing sustained winds of 185 kph and gusts of up to 230 kph, super typhoon Fung-won

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