Fung-wong blew into Dinalungan town in Aurora province on Sunday night, with sustained winds of up to 115mph and maximum gusts of 143mph.

The biggest storm 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.

It arrived from the Pacific while the nation is still dealing with the devastation wrought by Typhoon Kalmaegi. That storm left at least 224 people dead in central island provinces on Tuesday before hitting Vietnam, where at least five were killed.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has declared a state of emergency due to the extensive devastation caused by Kalmaegi and the expected calamity from Fung-wong, which is called Uwan in the Philippines.

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