Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Typhoon Fung-Wong slammed ashore on Aurora province in Luzon, the Philippines most populated island Sunday evening, prompting the evacuation of nearly a million people. At least two are dead.
The storm hit land as a super typhoon with sustained winds of 115 m.p.h. and gusts of up to 143 m.p.h.
The country's meteorological service had warned of a high risk of life threatening storm surges from the "very intense typhoon."
Fung-Wong, known locally as Uwan, is the second major storm to hit the area in recent days.
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