A second typhoon in a week is barreling into the Philippines, killing two people, with more than 900,000 residents warned to flee the looming destructive winds and life-threatening storm surges.

A fast-moving typhoon is barreling across the central Philippines after slamming ashore overnight, leaving at least two people dead, setting off flash floods that trapped residents on roofs and engulfed cars in two villages,

Typhoon Kalmaegi was approaching the Philippine coast and was forecast to slam the shore later on Monday, as authorities warned that torrential rains could batter the region.