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2 dead, 2.4m people evacuated as super typhoon sweeps through China, Hong Kong

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2 dead, 2.4m people evacuated as super typhoon sweeps through China, Hong Kong

There is fear and trepidation in the air as super typhoon Mangkhut pounded southern China where it claimed the lives of two people as the storm made a landfall.

Authorities in China have also confirmed the evacuation of no less than 2.4 million people who had been relocated from seven cities in Guangdong province of the country.

Read also: Death toll rises to 7 as tropical storm Florence is predicted to batter eastern US states for days

In Hong Kong, authorities warned people to stay away from the Victoria Harbour landmark, where storm surges battered the waterfront reinforced with sandbags.

The latest development is coming days after the super typhoon swept through the Philippines, where it wreaked havoc that killed at least 25 people.

Philippine authorities said among the dead were a baby and a toddler, who were killed in landslides in mountainous areas that left at least 13 missing.

 

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