Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world's largest tropical storm this year, killed at least 17 people in Taiwan and claimed 10 more lives in the Philippines...

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

The most powerful typhoon to hit the region in recent years made itself felt in the Pearl River Delta.

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

Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world's largest tropical storm this year, killed at least 17 people in Taiwan and claimed 10 more lives in the Philippines...