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.

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As the death toll for Typhoon Kalmaegi rose into the triple digits, the country braced for another storm expected this weekend.

Stunned residents captured astonishing video of a large python swimming through floodwaters caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines. It’s just one more danger after the deadly storm caused widespread destruction across the central part of the country that's still recovering from an earthquake.

The Philippines reported 2,157 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, taking the total to 393,961, its health ministry said.