The storm, which officials said could be the worst since Typhoon Hato in 2017 and Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018, has already killed at least three people in the Philippines.

Millions across China are under evacuation or stay-at-home orders as the storm closes in on the country's southern coast.

Fierce winds, pounding rain and high seas battered Hong Kong on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa headed into southern China after causing a lake burst that killed at least 14

Ragasa had sustained winds of 134 miles per hour and gusts of up 165 mph as it headed west at 12 mph and the weather agency warned of a "high risk of life-threatening storm surge" of more than 3 meters (around 10 feet.)

A supertyphoon, which made landfall in the northern Philippines, cutting power and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents, was headed toward China.

Flood surged on streets as Super Typhoon Ragasa battered Taiwan today. Footage shows dark muddy water submerging a road in Hualien County on3. Cars, food carts, and rubbish were swept away by the deluge as locals were left trapped in their homes.