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Typhoon Mangkhut, the world's strongest storm this year, left a trail of destruction from the Philippines to China, with millions of people evacuated and dozens dead.
Super Typhoon Mangkhut is threatening more than 4 million people in the northern Philippines. The massive storm, the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, is expected to make landfall on the island of Luzon on Saturday, September 15.
The world's strongest storm this year, Typhoon Mangkhut, continued its path of destruction across Southeast Asia over the weekend, reaching mainland China on Sunday afternoon after pummeling Hong Kong and killing dozens in the Philippines.
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Rescue efforts ramped up in the Philippines on Sunday to aid a quarter of a million people caught in the path of Typhoon Mangkhut, as authorities said dozens had been killed in the strongest storm of the year.
At least two people have been killed by Typhoon Mangkhut, known locally as Ompong, which slammed into the Philippines in the early hours of Saturday, bringing ferocious gale-force winds and pounding rains.
Typhoon Mangkhut is the strongest storm on earth so far this year. The typhoon's path has taken it to the Philippines, Hong Kong and now mainland China.
The devastating Typhoon Mangkhut continues to hammer the Philippines. Officials have confirmed the deaths of two first responders. CNN's Alexandra Field reports.
