Typhoon Uwan rapidly strengthens as it approaches the Philippines, prompting warnings of destructive winds, heavy rainfall, and possible life-threatening conditions.

Two dead and 1.4 million evacuated as ‘intense’ storm slams into Philippines - More than one million people have ben evacuated from areas at risk of flooding and landslides in the Philippines

Nearly a million people have been evacuated and floodwaters were rising in the Philippines on Sunday before Super Typhoon Uwan's (international name: Fung-wong) expected late-night landfall on the east coast.

Kalmaegi, Asia's most powerful tropical storm this year, forced six of Vietnam's airports to close ahead of its arrival.

Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. approved a state of emergency declaration on Thursday as the storm response continued.

The Philippines is ranked as the seventh country most affected by storms, floods and heat waves in 2024, based on Germanwatch’s latest Climate Risk Index. Between 1995 and 2024, the Philippines experienced 371 extreme weather events,