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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762746716039philippines_band_13_20251109233000.gif" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">RAMB/US NOAA/Himawari</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Typhoon Uwan further weakened over the West Philippine Sea on Monday morning, after its driving winds and heavy rain <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/11/10/2-reported-dead-due-to-super-typhoon-uwan-ndrrmc-0742">killed at least two people </a>and forced more than a million to evacuate.</p><p>At 10 a.m., Uwan was located 135 km west northwest of Bacnotan, La Union, packing winds of 130 kph and gusts up to 160 kph. It was moving west northwestward at 20 kph.</p><p>Wind signal no. 3 was still hoisted over Ilocos Sur, northern and central La Union, and northwestern Pangasinan.</p><p>Signal no. 2 was up in 21 areas while Metro Manila and 19 other provinces were under signal no. 1</p><p>Strong to very strong winds will persist in these areas.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17627468175581762746814777.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>Up to intense rains may still be experienced in La Union, Benguet, Pangasinan, and Zambales.</p><p>The threat of flooding and landslides remained in many parts of Luzon.</p><p>Uwan, with a footprint that spanned nearly the entirety of the archipelago, slammed into the country&#x27;s eastern seaboard Sunday evening as a &quot;super typhoon&quot; after uprooting trees and swamping towns further south.</p><p>It landed just days after Typhoon Tino swept through the central Philippines, claiming at least 224 lives.</p><p>Schools and government offices across various regions, including Metro Manila.</p><p>In Aurora province, where Uwan made landfall the night before, rescue worker Geofry Parrocha said officials were only now able to assess the damage.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;re seeing many damaged houses and some of our main roads were not passable due to landslides,&quot; he told AFP Monday morning from Dipaculao town, where power had yet to be restored.</p><p>&quot;We couldn&#x27;t mobilize last night because the rain was heavy and the volume of water was high.&quot;</p><p>Aurora Taay, mayor of the province&#x27;s Dingalan town, told a Facebook Live audience that numerous houses and boats along the shoreline had been smashed amid massive waves.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/11/10/super-typhoon-uwan-batters-aurora-4-northern-towns-isolated-1141">4 northern Aurora towns isolated after super typhoon Uwan batters province</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>TURNING TOWARDS TAIWAN </strong></div><div><br/></div><p>The state weather service said Monday that the typhoon, which saw 1.4 million people evacuated, was now expected to turn towards Taiwan as it continued to weaken.</p><p>On Sunday, Samar province, one of those hammered by typhoon Tino last week, recorded the first known death from Uwan.</p><p>Rescuer Juniel Tagarino in Catbalogan City told AFP the body of a 64-year-old woman attempting to evacuate had been pulled out from under debris and fallen trees.</p><p>&quot;The wind was so strong and the rain was heavy... According to her family members, she might have forgotten something and went back inside her house,&quot; Tagarino said.</p><p>The civil defense office later confirmed a second death, a person who drowned in a flash flood on <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/11/10/catanduanes-verifying-reports-of-uwan-casualty-0821">Catanduanes</a> island.</p><p>Further north, in Cagayan province, people sheltering in an evacuation centre told AFP that fear of flooding had convinced them to leave their homes.</p><p>&quot;We often suffer flooding in our home, so when we were told to evacuate, we evacuated, because we would be trapped,&quot; said Loretta Salquina.</p><p>Scientists warn that storms are becoming more powerful due to human-driven climate change. Warmer oceans allow typhoons to strengthen rapidly, and a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, meaning heavier rainfall.</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>‘THE GROUND WAS SHAKING’ </strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Catanduanes was lashed by heavy wind and rain early Sunday, with storm surges sending waves hurtling over streets and floodwaters inundating homes in some areas.</p><p>&quot;The waves started roaring around 7:00 am. When the waves hit the seawall, it felt like the ground was shaking,&quot; Edson Casarino, 33, a resident of Catanduanes&#x27; Virac town, told AFP.</p><p>Video verified by AFP showed a church in the town surrounded by floodwaters that reached halfway up its entrance.</p><p>Major flooding was also reported in southern Luzon&#x27;s Bicol region.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/11/10/31-roads-nationwide-closed-amid-uwan-onslaught-1027">31 roads nationwide closed amid Uwan onslaught</a></div><p>In Guinobatan, a town of about 80,000 in Bicol&#x27;s Albay province, verified video showed streets transformed into raging torrents of water.</p><p>The Philippine National Police said it conducted 62 search, rescue, and retrieval operations, successfully saving 10,112 individuals from various provinces.</p><p>“We had a few challenges with some residents who did not believe the typhoon would be this strong and were hesitant to leave, so we had to implement forced evacuation in high-risk areas,” said PBGEN Vina Guzman, Deputy Director of the PNP Directorate for Police Community Relations.</p><p>The PNP said it deployed some 21,000 personnel in the hardest hit regions.</p><p>“Police are deployed in evacuation centers, and women’s desks are in place to address any incidents involving women and children,” Guzman said.</p><p>“In situations like these, there are risks of abuse or trafficking among vulnerable sectors. Our women’s desks help ensure that no one takes advantage of our evacuees, especially women and children,” she said.</p><div><br/></div><div><br style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"/></div><div><iframe width="734" height="413" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GV6H2gxNw_g" title="LIVE: ABS-CBN News Special Coverage on Typhoon #UwanPH | November 10" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>Typhoon Uwan further weakened over the West Philippine Sea on Monday morning, after its driving winds and heavy rain killed at least two people and forced more than a million to evacuate.</p>

Typhoon Uwan further weakened over the West Philippine Sea on Monday morning, after its driving winds and heavy rain killed at least two people and forced more than a million to evacuate.

Uwan further weakens over the West Philippine Sea after displacing 1.4 million

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Uwan further weakens over the West Philippine Sea after displacing 1.4 million

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Published Nov 10, 2025 11:56 AM PHT

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