Taiwan evacuated more than 3,000 residents and closed schools and offices on Tuesday as typhoon Fung-wong approached. The storm, which killed at least 18 people in the Philippines, is expected to make landfall near Kaohsiung by Wednesday evening, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall across southern Taiwan. (Pics/AFP)  

A fast-moving typhoon barrelled across central Philippines on Monday after slamming ashore overnight from the Pacific, leaving at least one person dead, causing flooding and power outages, and displacing tens of thousands of people, officials said. (Pics/AFP)