Typhoon Ragasa has made landfall in China, where around two million people have been evacuated
No fewer than 17 people have died in Taiwan after a lake burst, causing severe flooding in the east – geologists are describing it as a “tsunami from the mountains”
A month’s worth of rain is expected today in Zhuhai city as it hunkers down for the “King of Storms”, our correspondent Laura Bicker reports
Ragasa has weakened from super to severe typhoon status but remains highly destructive with top winds of 241km/h (150mph)
Equivalent of a Category Five hurricane, Ragasa is the world’s strongest storm this year and has been roaring over the South China Sea for days
The typhoon did not make landfall in Hong Kong, but left 62 people injured after it skirted the coastline, unleashing powerful winds and heavy rain
