8 killed, 2 missing as tropical storm Fengshen slams Philippines

A fallen tree damages a house due to strong winds brought by tropical storm Fengshen in Quezon Province, the Philippines, on Oct. 19, 2025. Eight people were killed and two remain missing as tropical storm Fengshen slammed the Philippines on Sunday, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said. (Xinhua)

MANILA, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were killed and two remain missing as tropical storm Fengshen slammed the Philippines on Sunday, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said.

OCD spokesperson Junie Castillo said five people were pinned to death by a fallen tree in the municipality of Pitogo in Quezon province, southeast of Manila, and three others were killed in the central Philippines' Western Visayas region.

"We are currently verifying and validating the initial reported eight deaths to determine whether their deaths were storm-related," Castillo said.

Castillo said that search and rescue operations were ongoing for two people who were reported missing in a landslide that hit the municipality of Quezon in Bukidnon province in southern Philippines.

He said that Fengshen has affected 15,000 families, or approximately 30,000 individuals, across the country. Twenty-two thousand people have been evacuated, he added.

Castillo said the storm triggered floods and landslides in central and southern Philippines.

The state weather bureau forecast Fengshen to leave the Philippines on Monday morning.

An average of 20 typhoons slam into the Philippines yearly. ■

A resident is assisted by local authorities after a tree damaged a house due to strong winds brought by tropical storm Fengshen in Quezon Province, the Philippines, on Oct. 19, 2025. Eight people were killed and two remain missing as tropical storm Fengshen slammed the Philippines on Sunday, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said. (Xinhua)

Rescuers work at the site of a house damaged by a fallen tree due to strong winds brought by tropical storm Fengshen in Quezon Province, the Philippines, on Oct. 19, 2025. Eight people were killed and two remain missing as tropical storm Fengshen slammed the Philippines on Sunday, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said. (Xinhua)

A town is seen submerged in flood brought by tropical storm Fengshen in Capiz Province, the Philippines on Oct. 19, 2025. Eight people were killed and two remain missing as tropical storm Fengshen slammed the Philippines on Sunday, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said. (DPWH Western Visayas/Handout via Xinhua)

A town is seen submerged in flood brought by tropical storm Fengshen in Capiz Province, the Philippines on Oct. 19, 2025. Eight people were killed and two remain missing as tropical storm Fengshen slammed the Philippines on Sunday, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said. (DPWH Western Visayas/Handout via Xinhua)