All ruined: Residents salvaging belongings in front of their house after Fung-wong hit the coast of Alacan, Pangasinan. — Reuters
Rescuers using backhoes and chainsaws began digging the country out from the devastation of Typhoon Fung-wong, as floodwaters receded in hundreds of villages and the storm’s death toll climbed to 25.
Fung-wong, which displaced 1.4 million people, had weakened into a severe tropical storm even as it began dumping rain on neighbouring Taiwan ahead of a landfall expected today.
