Super Typhoon Fung-Wong hits Philippines
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Philippines declares state of calamity after typhoon leaves at least 140 dead and over 120 missing
Authorities have explained that "unprecedented" floods have devastated entire towns in the central regions, especially in the province of Cebu. The Philippines, an archipelago with over 7,000 islands,
Local missionaries sent back pictures, saying people in the Philippines are wading in mud up to their knees following a typhoon.
Rescue work was suspended and preemptive evacuations began Saturday as Typhoon Fung-wong bore down on the Philippines, days after another storm killed at least 204 people.
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) has deployed its first battery of BrahMos shore-based anti-ship missiles (ASMs).