Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, has started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall.

Scenes of devastation in Cebu after Typhoon Tino: a damaged home in a rural village (top) and vehicles stacked in a flooded street (bottom) as residents begin clearing debris

According to the Office of Civil Defense, nearly 2 million people have been impacted by the typhoon's devastation, with some 560,000 villagers currently displaced.View on euronews

Most of the deaths were reported in the central province of Cebu, which was pummeled by Kalmaegi on Tuesday, according to a local official.

A local legislator will file a resolution urging business establishments, schools, and hospitals to advance the release of employees’ 13th-month pay to help workers recover from the impacts of Typhoon Tino.

The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) of Bohol has approved P5 million in financial assistance for five areas in Cebu that were severely affected by Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi).

A fast-moving typhoon is barreling across the central Philippines after slamming ashore overnight, leaving at least two people dead, setting off flash floods that trapped residents on roofs and engulfed cars in two villages,

Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon has sent a team to investigate the flood control projects in Cebu wherein at least 139 people were confirmed killed in the recent typhoon.