Post-storm recovery includes restoring services to Shangchuan and Xiachuan islands in Guangdong, resuming ferries and clearing roads.

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

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The strong winds hit in waves - and standing upright is almost impossible, our correspondent writes.

Recap the developments as Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, surges towards China after causing destruction in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

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Authorities work to restore transport and clear the thousands of trees brought down in the storm.

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Post-storm recovery includes restoring services to Shangchuan and Xiachuan islands in Guangdong, resuming ferries and clearing roads.

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