Typhoon Fung-wong – known locally as Uwan – made landfall in the Philippines, causing widespread destruction and devastation.
Donate now to help provide urgent support for people with disabilities caught in this crisis.
Philippines Typhoon Fung-wong Emergency Appeal
Bringing relief to families in the Philippines
In early November 2025, typhoon Fung-wong – known locally as Uwan – made landfall in the Philippines. The storm hit as a super typhoon, with winds reaching 115mph and gusts of 143mph.
Over 900,000 people have been evacuated, with two dying.
The storm came just days after storm Kalmaegi left nearly 200 people dead.
Eastern parts of the Philippines had already started experiencing heavy rainfall and strong winds before the storm made landfall.
Rainfall is expected to cause severe flooding and landslides.
When disasters like this strike, people with disabilities are often among the worst affected and the last to receive support.
Our response
Immediately after a disaster, our Emergency Response specialists and local partners work together to assess the situation. They identify people who are most affected, meeting their immediate needs of food, water, and medical supplies.
Our work in the Philippines will support the most marginalised people, by providing hygiene kits, food, safe drinking water, shelter, and assistive devices such as wheelchairs and crutches.
Longer-term your support can help provide access to mental health and psychosocial support, cash assistance, and training for healthcare workers on psychological first aid to support people in local regions.
You can help make sure nobody is left behind.
Continued devastation
For the Philippines, this isn’t an unusual occurrence. Located near the Pacific Ocean tropical weather systems, the Philippines is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to cyclones.
Earlier this year, CBM responded to typhoon Trami – known locally as Kristine – which caused widespread flooding, landslides and building destruction in the Philippines.
More than 214,000 individuals were displaced, and over 255,000 homes were damaged, including nearly 20,000 completely destroyed.
Thousands were left without adequate shelter or forced to live in makeshift structures. Now, they face a similar crisis again.
Joventina’s story
Joventina is a community-based rehabilitation volunteer working in the Philippines to support her community in preparing for disasters. But families like hers could not be prepared for the level of extreme flooding that began in October 2024.
Joventina told our team, “We expected water up to our knees, but it went over our heads.”
Early disaster warnings are essential, especially for households like Joventina’s – whose son has a disability. But the warnings they received underestimated the danger.
Just as they began to recover, another storm hit. Thankfully, this time Joventina’s family had prepared go-bags, ensuring they had essentials ready for evacuation.
Donate Now
Your donation today will support people with disabilities during a humanitarian crisis.
How you can help people affected by this crisis in the Philippines?
You can make an immediate difference today.
Donate now and support the provision of life-saving essentials to those devastated by the typhoons. Please help people with disabilities to access vital, life-saving services.
Every moment counts. Will you make an urgent gift today?
Source: Fung-wong: Typhoon hits Philippines as nearly a million evacuate – BBC News
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Donations will be prioritised for our emergency response in the Philippines. Surplus donations will go wherever the need is greatest.