Super Typhoon Fung-wong slammed ashore on Sunday in the northeastern coast of the Philippines, where the massive storm had already left at least two people dead and forced more than a million people to evacuate from flood- and landslide-prone areas,

A second typhoon in a week is barreling into the Philippines, killing two people, with more than 900,000 residents warned to flee the looming destructive winds and life-threatening storm surges.

Super Typhoon Fung-wong has battered the Philippines' northeastern coast, leaving at least two people dead and forcing over a million people to evacuate

The Philippines is under high alert as Typhoon Fung-Wong is forecast to strengthen and make landfall on Luzon as soon as Sunday evening.

The Philippines' weather bureau warned of life-threatening storm surges of up to five metres 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.

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.

Eastern parts of the Philippines have already begun experiencing heavy rains and winds, a Pagasa official said in a briefing on Saturday evening local time. While much of the country is expected to be impacted,

After passing over the island nation, Fung-wong is expected to turn north towards Taiwan and gradually weaken. Editing by Ben Welsh; Data from the Hong Kong Observatory. Casey Miller develops maps, dashboards and other automated systems.