Footage filmed on 9 November from the Philippines shows the moment Typhoon Fung-wong swept through, causing huge waves to drench coastal towns. Elsewhere, bridges were whipped about in the high winds of 185km/h (115mph) and people swam through floodwater in the streets.

Most of the deaths were reported in the central province of Cebu, which was pummeled by Kalmaegi on Tuesday, according to a local official.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the northwestern Philippines on Monday after setting off floods and landslides, knocking out power to entire provinces, killing at least four people and displacing more than 1.4 million others.

A weakened Typhoon Fung-wong is now passing over the South China Sea and expected to head to Taiwan, after leaving two people dead in the Philippines. Some 1.4 million in the Philippines had been preemptively evacuated before Fung-wong made landfall on Sunday as a super typhoon, carrying winds of 185km/h (115mph) and gusts of 230km/h (143mph).

Non-profit organizations and the Catholic church in Toronto are raising funds to help people in the Philippines after two typhoons ripped through the country in recent days, killing more than two hundred and displacing more than a million.

Local missionaries sent back pictures, saying people in the Philippines are wading in mud up to their knees following a typhoon.

We’ve been looking at the impact of Typhoon Fung-wong which hit the Philippines over the weekend, leaving at least two people dead and forcing the evacuation of around 1.4 million.