Cities now under highest alerts as tens of millions brace for the storm’s impact

The global manufacturing centre of Guangdong in southern China has come to a halt as people brace for the most powerful typhoon to hit the region in recent years.

More than 371,000 people have been evacuated across the province while helicopters and drones, 23 ships and 38,000 firefighters remain on standby, the Guangdong government said. The central government has also sent evacuation and disaster aid, including more than 60,000 tents, beds, lights and family kits.

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