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Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall on the main island of Luzon, prompting the evacuation of more than one million people, just days after an earlier storm killed over 200.
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BBC on Luzon Island as super typhoon hits Philippines
Typhoon Fung-wong has made landfall in the Philippines, where more than 900,000 people have been evacuated.
BBC on Luzon Island as super typhoon hits Philippines
Typhoon Fung-wong has made landfall in the Philippines, where more than 900,000 people have been evacuated.