British News Agency

According to the national meteorological agency Pagasa, Typhoon Fung Wong will bring winds of up to 185 km/h and heavy rainfall across several regions on Sunday.

The eastern Bicol region became the first to be directly affected by the storm on Sunday morning. The country’s largest island, Luzon, is also expected to be impacted Sunday night.

Locally known as Uwan, Typhoon Fung Wong arrived just days after the earlier storm Kalmaegi, which caused widespread destruction and left around 200 people dead.

Many schools canceled classes for Monday or shifted to online learning. Philippine Airlines also canceled several domestic flights ahead of the storm’s arrival.

Fung Wong is expected to weaken rapidly after landfall but will likely remain a typhoon while passing over Luzon.

A Pagasa official said on Saturday evening that heavy rains and strong winds had already begun in the eastern parts of the Philippines.

While much of the country is expected to be affected, there are particular concerns about areas that may be directly hit, including Catanduanes Island in the eastern Bicol region, where extreme weather was reported on Sunday morning.