New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- As typhoon Fung-wong, a storm with a radius spanning nearly the entirety of the Philippines, reached super typhoon status on Sunday, the authorities evacuated over 100,000 residents across its eastern and northern regions.

Super Typhoon Fung-wong, locally known as Uwan, is forecast to make landfall in Aurora province in central Luzon Sunday night at the earliest.

The typhoon, which comes just days after another ravaged the country, was working its way westward with winds of 185 kilometres (115 miles) per hour near the centre and gusts of up to 230 kph, the state weather service said.

Ahead of its landfall, this super typhoon threatens to unleash torrential rains, destructive winds, and storm surges.

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