The Philippines braced for Fung-wong, set to be its biggest storm this year, just days after Typhoon Kalmaegi devastated the country. Over a million people have fled their homes, and two deaths have been reported. More than a million people in eastern, central and northern provinces of the Philippines have been evacuated from their homes as Fung-wong approached the archipelago. At least two people died amid flash flooding: one in the town of Viga in Catanduanes province, and another in Catbalogan City in Samar province, authorities said. The storm, called Uwan in the Philippines, comes with the island nation still reeling from another powerful typhoon, Kalmaegi, which left at least 224 people dead in central provinces amid flash floods and landslides. Kalmaegi hit the archipelago on Tuesday, before moving across the South China Sea to Vietnam, where at least five people were killed. The country's weather bureau said Fung-wong was carrying maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers (115 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 230 kph as it passed close to the eastern province of Catanduanes on Sunday morning. The massive storm — the biggest to threaten the Philippines so far this year — spans 1,600 kilometers (994 miles), which could cover two-thirds of the archipelago nation. The Philippines classifies tropical cyclones with sustained winds of 185 kph or higher as super typhoons to highlight the urgency of taking precautionary measures. Climate scientists warn that such extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense as the Earth's atmosphere warms, largely owing to human use of fossil fuels.