Typhoon Mangkhut, with hurricane-force winds of 124 mph, barrelled past the northern tip of the Philippines this week, killing at least 50 people.
The hurtling storm then skirted south of Hong Kong and the neighbouring gambling hub of Macau, before making landfall in China.
Parts of Hong Kong and Macau were severely flooded, though there were no immediate reports of fatalities.
But in the Philipines, torrential rain and fierce winds caused major landslide – leaving dozens of people buried alive.
To recap:
- Typhoon Mangkhut caused ‘extensive’ damage with 145mph winds in a vortex dubbed the ‘King of the Storms’
- In the Philippines the death toll rose to 65 overnight
- Three million people have been evacuated in southern China
- Some roads in Hong Kong were waist-deep in water as a barrage of rain and high winds hit the region
- More than 100 people have been injured so far
- Mangkhut is the 15th storm to hit the Philippines this year,
Find all the latest news and updates on the typhoon damage here below. All times in BST.
9.30am update: About 50 people could be buried under the landslides
Mohammed Abdiker, director of operations and emergencies for the UN Migration Agency, says as many as 50 people could have been buried under thick mud following a landslide in the mining town of Itogon, in Benguet.
“As of now, we are still looking for the 36 still missing individuals that are still unverified,” Lt.Gen Emmanuel Salamat of the Philippines Armed Forces said.
The victims had sought refuge in a church during the typhoon – but Lt Gen Salamat said they were told to flee the town.
“They were advised to move out because that is a hazardous area during typhoons, it might kill them and it really happened.”
9.00am: Typhoon Mangkhut path latest
The China Meteorological Administration said the typhoon, dubbed “King of Storms”, swept west to Guangxi province at 6 a.m. (2200 GMT on Sunday) and weakened to a “tropical storm”. It forecast the storm to hit the regions of Guizhou, Chongqing and Yunnan on Monday.
The meteorological administration said Mangkhut was one of the 10 biggest storms to hit southeast China since 1949 – when records began – with wind speeds at around 162 km/h.