Two people were reported dead in Taiwan, with dozens missing. Hong Kong canceled flights, Macau shut casinos and Shenzhen planned to evacuate 400,000 people.

Thousands were evacuated and hundreds of flights have been canceled ahead of the major storm, equivalent in wind speed to a Category 5 hurricane.

Hong Kong is bracing for hurricane force winds from Super Typhoon Ragasa as southern China prepares for heavy flooding.

Hundreds of flights cancelled, schools shut and supermarket shelves emptied as Ragasa brings Asian megacities to standstill

Two people were reported dead in Taiwan, with dozens missing. Hong Kong canceled flights, Macau shut casinos and Shenzhen planned to evacuate 400,000 people.

Chinese businesses and schools shut and residents in high-rises ordered to evacuate as storm makes landfall on Guangdong coast

In China, nearly two million people have already been evacuated from flood-prone areas as the typhoon approaches.

One million residents of Guangdong, in southern China, were evacuated before the powerful storm made landfall on Wednesday. At least 18 people have been killed along its path this…