Philippines death toll rises as super typhoon hits China

Baggao, Cagayan province, Philippines

Typhoon Mangkhut has torn through the northern tip of the Philippines, packing powerful winds. (AAP) Source: AAP

Super typhoon Mangkhut has slammed into China's Guangdong province after wreaking havoc in Hong Kong and Macau and pummelling the Philippines, killing up to 50.


A super typhoon has made landfall in China's Guangdong province after wreaking havoc in Hong Kong and Macau and killing potentially more than 50 people in the Philippines.

Packing winds of more than 200km/h, tropical cyclone Mangkhut is considered the strongest to hit the region this year, equivalent to a maximum Category 5 "intense hurricane" in the Atlantic.

That's more powerful than the maximum sustained winds of 150 km/h when Hurricane Florence roared into North Carolina in the US on Friday.

 

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