A second typhoon in a week is churning toward the Philippines, with tens of thousands of residents warned to flee the looming destructive winds and life-threatening storm surges.

Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday, knocking down power, forcing the evacuation of nearly a million people and prompting the defense chief to warn many others to evacuate to safety from high-risk

The Philippines' weather bureau warns Typhoon Fung-wong could intensify into a super typhoon and hit the east coast Sunday night, bringing destructive winds and life‑threatening storm surges.

Fung-wong, which could cover two-thirds of the south-east Asian archipelago with its 994-mile wide rain and wind band, is approaching from the Pacific while the Philippines is still dealing with the devastation wrought by Typhoon Kalmaegi.

Large waves hit the Philippines as Super Typhoon Fung-wong nears

MANILA >> The Philippines’ weather bureau warned of life-threatening storm surges of over 15 feet and destructive winds as Typhoon Fung-wong churns toward the country’s eastern coast, where it is forecast to intensify into a super typhoon before making landfall on Sunday night.