Typhoon Fung-wong, now considered a super typhoon, is approaching to make landfall on the Eastern Philippines coast on Sunday night.
The massive storm has a radius that spans the entire country.
Videos online show strong winds shaking bridges and flooding the north-eastern coastline of the country.
One person has been reported dead. Over one million people had to be evacuated from high-risk areas as authorities asked residents to seek immediate shelter.
Fung-wong has a 1,600-kilometre rain and wind band. It has a wind speed of 185 kilometres per hour near the centre and brought gusts with speeds up to 230 kph, the Philippines weather service reported.
The storm is also expected to bring rainfall of 200 millimetres or more and create “extensive flooding, not only in low-lying areas,” Benison Estareja, a government meteorologist, said in a press conference.
The Typhoon arrived just days after Storm Kalmagi, which left 204 dead and 109 missing.
The country sees about 20 storms or typhoons hit its coasts every year. The most affected parts are often the poorest areas.
Scientists say that storms are becoming more powerful due to the human-driven climate crisis. Ocean warming allows typhoons to strengthen rapidly, and a warmer climate holds more moisture and brings heavier rainfall.
