Philippines hit by 'intense' typhoon as nearly a million evacuate

Typhoon Fung-wong has made landfall in the Philippines, where more than 900,000 people have been evacuated and two people have died, BBC reported.

The storm hit as a super typhoon, with sustained winds of around 185 km/h (115mph) and gusts of 230km/h (143mph).

The eye of the storm hit Aurora province in Luzon - the country's most populous island - at 21:10 local time (13:10 GMT). By 02:00, the storm weakened to a typhoon and was over La Union in western Luzon, according to BBC.