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Philippines, Taiwan, Viet Nam - Typhoons FUNG-WONG and KALMAEGI, update (GDACS, JTWC, PAGASA, NDRRMC, IFRC, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 11 November 2025)

  • Typhoon FUNG-WONG is moving northward over the northern South China Sea. As of 11 November at 03:00 (UTC), its centre was located 370 km west-northwest of Calayan Island, Babuyan Islands, northern Philippines and 375 km southeast of southern Taiwan with sustained winds of 110 km/h (tropical storm strength) and gusts reaching 135 km/h.
  • After passing through the northern Philippines, authorities report six fatalities and 13 injured people across four regions. Nearly 2.4 million people have been affected, with approximately 815,000 displaced across 15 regions.
  • FUNG-WONG is forecast to continue northward, then turn northeast, making landfall near Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 12 November as a tropical storm.
  • Meanwhile, the humanitarian impact of Typhoon KALMAEGI across central-southern Philippines continues to worsen. Authorities report 213 deaths and 112 missing, with 4.2 million people affected in eight regions. In Vietnam, six fatalities and 539,000 people affected have been reported.
  • From 11–14 November, moderate to very heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected across northern Philippines, most of Taiwan, and the Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan.