Super-typhoon Fung-wong starts battering the Philippines

Typhoon Fung-wong started battering the Philippines' north-eastern coast before landfall on Sunday. Strong winds knocked down power lines, houses were flooded, and more than a million people were forced to evacuate. Tropical cyclones with sustained winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) or higher are categorised in the Philippines as super-typhoons. Fung-wong has winds of up to 185 km/h and gusts of up to 230 km/h More than a million evacuated in the Philippines as Typhoon Fung-wong draws nearer