Ashish Valentine

Dozens of soldiers and civilians in both nations have lost their lives.

The meeting in Kuala Lumpur ended with a call for both sides to exercise maximum restraint, cease hostilities, and ensure civilians evacuated from the affected areas can return safely to their homes.

China has also been mediating between both sides.

For NPR News, I'm Ashish Valentine.

Super typhoon Fenghuang battered the Philippines' most densely populated island of Luzon with strong winds and heavy rain.

The devastation lay waste to areas already hard hit by last week's typhoon Kalmegi, which killed more than 200 people.

North of the island archipelago, authorities in Taiwan have ordered 3,000 people evacuated from the storm's path.

Dozens of flights are cancelled, and work and school are closed in several areas.

Many residents of Hualien in eastern Taiwan have already moved to shelters.

Local governments there are working to avoid a repeat of September, when 18 people died during Typhoon Ragasa.

For NPR News, I'm Ashish Valentine in Taipei.

Typhoon Kalmagi tore a swath through the island archipelago, leaving over 200 dead.

Super Typhoon Fenghuang is now barreling through the most densely populated island of Luzon.

Several schools have been ordered closed, and flights are already being canceled.

The storm is also forcing local authorities to suspend rescue operations for the last typhoon as they brace for yet more destruction.

The national government has declared a state of calamity.

Fenghuang is expected to leave the Philippines by Tuesday and continue north to Taiwan.

For NPR News, I'm Ashish Valentine in Taipei.

Typhoon Kalmagi tore a swath through the island archipelago, leaving over 200 dead.

Super typhoon Fung Wong is now barreling through the most densely populated island of Luzon.