Super typhoon Rammasun, the strongest storm to hit southern China in over four decades, killed 14 people and wreaked havoc after leaving a trail of destruction in 
neighbouring Philippines.
More than 1.3 million people were affected by Rammasun — a Thai word for Thunder God — which swept dozens of southern coastal cities in Guangdong and Hainan provinces, and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
The typhoon, which caused huge damages earlier in the week in Philippines, is believed to be the strongest storm to hit the region in 41 years.
Wind speeds reached 216 kilometres per hour.
The deaths include five persons from Hainan Province since its first landfall at Wenchang City on Friday, according to a report by state-run news agency Xinhua.
In the province, the typhoon destroyed about 51,000 houses and 40,600 hectares of crops, causing losses worth over 4.7 billion yuan (USD 752.58 mn), the report said.
In Wengtian Town of Wenchang City more than 90 per cent of residential buildings have collapsed.
Over 1,000 people were trapped in a farm where sea water rose to one-man high.
The typhoon also damaged power and water facilities, telecommunications networks, ports and roads, making rescue work more difficult, according to local authorities.