A super typhoon which forced over a million people to evacuate has already claimed two lives in the Philippines.
Super Typhoon Fung-wong lashed central and eastern parts of the country today, with heavy rain and strong winds cutting power in large areas of Bicol, with the largest island Luzon also expected to be badly hit.
One person drowned in Catanduanes, and firefighters recovered the body of a woman trapped under debris of a collapsed home in Catbalogan City.
Named locally as Uwan, the storm is the 21st this year to hit a nation that normally has about 20 a year.
The Southeast Asian archipelago is still recovering from Typhoon Kalmaegi, which killed 224 people in the Philippines and five in Vietnam.
In the latest storm, sustained winds of 115mph and gusts of up to 140mph have been recorded amid the massive rain bands, authorities said.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.
For more stories like this, check our news page.
