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More than a million people have been evacuated and at least one person killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines on Sunday before Typhoon Uwan's expected landfall on the east coast.


This handout photo courtesy of Facebook user Allan Dela Rosa, taken and released on November 9, 2025, shows big waves crashing onto Amper Boulevard in Dipaculao, Aurora, as Super Typhoon Fung-wong approaches the Philippines. Typhoon Fung-wong, a storm with a radius spanning nearly the entirety of the Philippines, reached super typhoon status on November 9 ahead of an expected late-night landfall. (Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP) / NO USE AFTER NOVEMBER 19, 2025 05:46:21 GMT - NO USE AFTER NOVEMBER 19, 2025 05:46:21 GMT - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / COURTESY OF FACEBOOK USER ALLAN DELA ROSA" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS  - NO ARCHIVE /

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762682141913AFP__20251109__83HE6L4__v1__HighRes__PhilippinesWeatherTyphoon.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="This handout photo courtesy of Facebook user Allan Dela Rosa, taken and released on November 9, 2025, shows big waves crashing onto Amper Boulevard in Dipaculao, Aurora, as Super Typhoon Uwan approaches the Philippines. Handout/Facebook user Allan Dela Rosa via AFP"/>This handout photo courtesy of Facebook user Allan Dela Rosa, taken and released on November 9, 2025, shows big waves crashing onto Amper Boulevard in Dipaculao, Aurora, as Super Typhoon Uwan approaches the Philippines. Handout/Facebook user Allan Dela Rosa via AFP</div>MANILA (2nd UPDATE) -- More than a million people have been evacuated and at least two people killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines on Sunday before Super Typhoon Uwan&#x27;s expected landfall on the east coast.The storm (international name: Fung-wong), which comes just days after another typhoon ravaged the country, will slam into Aurora province between 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm (1200 and 1500 GMT), state weather forecaster Charmagne Varilla told AFP.With a radius spanning nearly the whole of the Philippines, Uwan is expected to bring wind and heavy rain to swathes of the archipelago nation, which last week saw more than 220 people killed by Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi).<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/11/9/more-areas-under-signal-no-5-as-uwan-nears-landfall-1521">READ: More areas under signal No. 5 as &#x27;Uwan&#x27; nears landfall</a></div>On Sunday, one of the already storm-stricken provinces in the central Philippines recorded the first known death from Uwan.Rescuer Juniel Tagarino in Catbalogan City told AFP the body of a 64-year-old woman attempting to evacuate had been pulled from under debris and fallen trees.&quot;Last night, the wind was so strong and the rain was heavy... According to her family members, she might have forgotten something and went back inside her house,&quot; Tagarino said, adding her relatives were just 50 metres (55 yards) away when they realised she was missing.A second death, a person who drowned in a flash flood on Catanduanes island, was confirmed shortly thereafter by the civil defence office.Catanduanes is among the provinces bearing the brunt of the super typhoon.Two injuries have also been reported: one from Catanduanes and the other from Calinog.As of 4:16 pm on Sunday, over 1.1 million individuals (1,179,086) or 344,413 families have preemptively evacuated from Cordillera Administrative Region, Regions I, II and III, the National Capital Region, Regions IV-A, IV-B V, VII, and VIII.Meanwhile, 671,254 individuals or 196,462 families have evacuated from the Bicol Region, which is experiencing strong winds and heavy rains due to the super typhoon.All provinces in the Bicol Region, except Sorsogon, reported power outages. There are also areas that have intermittent signals.Over 259,145 individuals have evacuated in Region 8, while 95,665 individuals have sought shelter in Region IV-A or CALABARZON. In Aurora, where the eye of the storm is expected to make landfall, government worker Aries Ora was boarding up his home in Dipaculao town with steel sheets and wooden boards.&quot;What really scares us is that the expected landfall is at night,&quot; the 34-year-old told AFP.&quot;Unlike previous typhoons, we won&#x27;t be able to clearly see the movement of the wind and what&#x27;s happening around us.&quot;Further north, in Cagayan province, the occupants of an evacuation centre told AFP that fear of flooding had convinced them to leave their homes.&quot;We often suffer flooding in our home, so when we were told to evacuate, we evacuated, because we would be trapped,&quot; said Loretta Salquina.&quot;The typhoon might blow away our roofs... We&#x27;re safer here.&quot;Schools and government offices have been ordered closed on Monday across the main island of Luzon, including the capital Manila where nearly 300 flights have been cancelled.<div> </div><div>- &#x27;The ground was shaking&#x27; -</div>Earlier Sunday, Catanduanes was already being lashed by wind and rain, with storm surges sending waves hurtling over streets and floodwaters rising in some areas.&quot;As we speak, they are feeling the impact of the typhoon, especially in Catanduanes, because the storm&#x27;s eye is closest there,&quot; civil defence deputy administrator Rafaelito Alejandro said at a news briefing.&quot;The waves started roaring around 7:00 am. When the waves hit the seawall, it felt like the ground was shaking,&quot; Edson Casarino, 33, a resident of Catanduanes&#x27; Virac town, told AFP.Video verified by AFP showed a church in the town surrounded by floodwaters that reached halfway up its entrance.Flooding was also reported in southern Luzon&#x27;s Bicol region, according to Alejandro, who later confirmed the preemptive evacuation of nearly 1.2 million people nationwide.In Guinobatan, a town of about 80,000 in the region&#x27;s Albay province, verified video showed streets transformed into a raging torrent of floodwaters.Typhoon Uwan is expected to bring at least 200 millimetres (eight inches) of rain to many parts of the country, according to government meteorologists.The OCD along with response agencies part of the Joint Information Center appeal to the public to preemptively evacuate while there is still time.&quot;We are appealing to our leaders sa Central Luzon, Southern Luzon and Northern Luzon to finish their preemptive evacuations kasi andiyan na po yung bagyo na magdadala ng matinding pag-ulan at malalakas na hangin. Kasama diyan yung binabantayan natin na storm surge and possible flooding and landslides sa high-risk areas,&quot; Alejandro said.The Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police, the Philippine Coast Guard and the Bureau of Fire Protection have deployed teams and assets to assist in preemptive evacuations, search and rescue operations, as well as relief operations.Scientists warn that storms are becoming more powerful due to human-driven climate change. Warmer oceans allow typhoons to strengthen rapidly, and a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, meaning heavier rainfall.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/9/gov-t-work-classes-suspended-in-several-regions-due-to-uwan-1116">READ: Gov’t work, classes suspended in several regions due to &#x27;Uwan&#x27;</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/9/defense-chief-evacuation-now-better-than-calling-for-rescue-later-1521">READ: Evacuation now better than calling for rescue later, says Defense chief</a></div><div> </div><div>- &#x27;Strapping down the roofs&#x27; -</div>On Saturday, Catanduanes rushed to prepare for the onslaught, with residents tying down their houses with ropes and putting weights on their roofs.&quot;They decided to do our tradition of strapping down the roofs with big ropes and anchoring them on the ground, so they won&#x27;t be blown away by the wind,&quot; provincial rescue official Roberto Monterola told AFP.In Sorsogon, a city in southern Luzon, some sought refuge in a church.Only days earlier, Typhoon Tino sent floodwaters rushing through the towns and cities of Cebu and Negros islands, killing at least 224 people and leaving 109 missing, according to government figures updated Sunday morning.Search and rescue efforts in Cebu were suspended on Saturday due to safety concerns over the approaching super typhoon. -- with a report from Paige Javier, ABS-CBN News

More than a million people have been evacuated and at least two people killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines on Sunday before Super Typhoon Uwan's expected landfall on the east coast.

More than a million people have been evacuated and at least two people killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines on Sunday before Super Typhoon Uwan's expected landfall on the east coast.

More than a million evacuated, 2 reported dead ahead of Uwan's landfall

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More than a million evacuated, 2 reported dead ahead of Uwan's landfall

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Published Nov 09, 2025 06:04 PM PHT

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