Super Typhoon Uwan heads for Northern Luzon with 175 km/h winds — urgent evacuations underway as coastal communities brace.

Typhoon Fung-wong, a swirling storm with a radius spanning nearly the entirety of the Philippines, reached super typhoon status on Sunday ahead of an expected late-night landfall.

Residents walk along debris along a shoreline after Typhoon Kalmaegi caused devastation in communities at Talisay City, Cebu province, central Philippines. (AP Photo) Philippines

THE Philippine government has placed all agencies on full alert as typhoon Uwan (international name Fung-wong) rapidly intensifies, with forecasters warning it

Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in central Vietnam on Thursday, unleashing destructive winds and torrential rain just days after devastating the Philippines. The storm has forced mass evacuations, airport closures, and raised fears of further flooding and agricultural damage across Southeast Asia.

Thousands were evacuated in coastal provinces of the Philippines on Monday, ahead of a typhoon due to make landfall in a region hit by some of the country's deadliest storms."Some local governments are resorting to forced evacuations,