AP PHOTOS: Typhoon wreaks havoc on Philippines, south China
AP PHOTOS: Typhoon wreaks havoc on Philippines, south China
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, photo, residents stand by a flooded road following the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut in Tuguegarao City in Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a mother cuddles her child as they seek temporary shelter along a corridor of an evacuation center at the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut which barreled into the northeastern Philippines before dawn in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
Strong wind caused by Typhoon Mangkhut churns waves on the waterfront of Victoria Habour Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
A man takes pictures against strong winds from Typhoon Mangkhut on the waterfront of Victoria Habour Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a resident cleans up pieces from a tree that was toppled by strong winds from Typhoon Mangkhut as it barreled across Tuguegarao city in Cagayan province, the northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, residents living along the coastal community of Baseco wait to receive rice porridge as they seek temporary shelter at an evacuation center in the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut which barreled into the northeastern Philippines before dawn in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marque, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a resident walks beside a toppled basketball court after Typhoon Mangkhut barreled across Tuguegarao city, Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a convenience store glass wall is taped in preparation for approaching typhoon Mangkhut in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, Manila police give out rice porridge to residents living along the coastal community of Baseco as they evacuate during the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut which barreled into the northeastern Philippines before dawn in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
Workers transfer sacks of grains from a toppled truck that fell into an area where the road was being repaired following floodwaters in Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A fallen tree caused by typhoon Mangkhut lies at a street in Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. Hong Kong and southern China hunkered down as strong winds and heavy rain from Typhoon Mangkhut lash the densely populated coast. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a resident cleans up pieces from a tree that was toppled by strong winds from Typhoon Mangkhut as it barreled across Tuguegarao city in Cagayan province, the northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
FILE- In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, photo, a family shares a meal using a flashlight inside a temporary evacuation center as electricity was shut-off following the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut in Tuguegarao City in Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
Rescuers assist a mother and her child as they evacuate to safer grounds following landslides that hit Itogon township, Benguet province in the northern Philippines due to Typhoon Mangkhut Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. The landslides buried dozens of miners and isolated the township. Typhoon Mangkhut barreled into southern China on Sunday after lashing the northern Philippines with strong winds and heavy rain that left more than dozens dead from landslides and drownings. (AP Photo/Jayjay Landingin)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a vehicle negotiates a flooded street in Manila as Typhoon Mangkhut continues to batter the northeastern Philippines before dawn in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, people with umbrellas walk against strong winds from Typhoon Mangkhut at Nanshan District in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (Mao Siqian/Xinhua via AP)
FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, file photo, a satellite image with land graphic borders shows the width and trajectory of Typhoon Mangkhut as it approaches the Philippines, Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. Typhoon Mangkhut retained its ferocious strength and shifted slightly toward more densely populated coastal provinces on Friday as it barreled closer to the northeastern Philippines, where a massive evacuation was underway. (RAMMB and CIRA via AP, File)
A man and a girl walk against strong winds from Typhoon Mangkhut on a pier on Victoria Habour Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a man directs traffic to avoid a flooded street at the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut which barreled into the northeastern Philippines before dawn in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a resident walks beside toppled structures as Typhoon Mangkhut barreled across Tuguegarao city in Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, residents walk along destroyed stalls at a public market due to strong winds as Typhoon Mangkhut barreled across Tuguegrao City in Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, photo, residents stand by a flooded road following the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut in Tuguegarao City in Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, photo, residents stand by a flooded road following the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut in Tuguegarao City in Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a mother cuddles her child as they seek temporary shelter along a corridor of an evacuation center at the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut which barreled into the northeastern Philippines before dawn in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a mother cuddles her child as they seek temporary shelter along a corridor of an evacuation center at the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut which barreled into the northeastern Philippines before dawn in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
Strong wind caused by Typhoon Mangkhut churns waves on the waterfront of Victoria Habour Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Strong wind caused by Typhoon Mangkhut churns waves on the waterfront of Victoria Habour Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
A man takes pictures against strong winds from Typhoon Mangkhut on the waterfront of Victoria Habour Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
A man takes pictures against strong winds from Typhoon Mangkhut on the waterfront of Victoria Habour Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a resident cleans up pieces from a tree that was toppled by strong winds from Typhoon Mangkhut as it barreled across Tuguegarao city in Cagayan province, the northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a resident cleans up pieces from a tree that was toppled by strong winds from Typhoon Mangkhut as it barreled across Tuguegarao city in Cagayan province, the northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, residents living along the coastal community of Baseco wait to receive rice porridge as they seek temporary shelter at an evacuation center in the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut which barreled into the northeastern Philippines before dawn in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marque, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, residents living along the coastal community of Baseco wait to receive rice porridge as they seek temporary shelter at an evacuation center in the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut which barreled into the northeastern Philippines before dawn in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marque, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a resident walks beside a toppled basketball court after Typhoon Mangkhut barreled across Tuguegarao city, Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a resident walks beside a toppled basketball court after Typhoon Mangkhut barreled across Tuguegarao city, Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a convenience store glass wall is taped in preparation for approaching typhoon Mangkhut in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a convenience store glass wall is taped in preparation for approaching typhoon Mangkhut in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, Manila police give out rice porridge to residents living along the coastal community of Baseco as they evacuate during the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut which barreled into the northeastern Philippines before dawn in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, Manila police give out rice porridge to residents living along the coastal community of Baseco as they evacuate during the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut which barreled into the northeastern Philippines before dawn in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
Workers transfer sacks of grains from a toppled truck that fell into an area where the road was being repaired following floodwaters in Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Workers transfer sacks of grains from a toppled truck that fell into an area where the road was being repaired following floodwaters in Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A fallen tree caused by typhoon Mangkhut lies at a street in Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. Hong Kong and southern China hunkered down as strong winds and heavy rain from Typhoon Mangkhut lash the densely populated coast. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
A fallen tree caused by typhoon Mangkhut lies at a street in Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. Hong Kong and southern China hunkered down as strong winds and heavy rain from Typhoon Mangkhut lash the densely populated coast. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a resident cleans up pieces from a tree that was toppled by strong winds from Typhoon Mangkhut as it barreled across Tuguegarao city in Cagayan province, the northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a resident cleans up pieces from a tree that was toppled by strong winds from Typhoon Mangkhut as it barreled across Tuguegarao city in Cagayan province, the northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
FILE- In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, photo, a family shares a meal using a flashlight inside a temporary evacuation center as electricity was shut-off following the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut in Tuguegarao City in Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
FILE- In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, photo, a family shares a meal using a flashlight inside a temporary evacuation center as electricity was shut-off following the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut in Tuguegarao City in Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
Rescuers assist a mother and her child as they evacuate to safer grounds following landslides that hit Itogon township, Benguet province in the northern Philippines due to Typhoon Mangkhut Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. The landslides buried dozens of miners and isolated the township. Typhoon Mangkhut barreled into southern China on Sunday after lashing the northern Philippines with strong winds and heavy rain that left more than dozens dead from landslides and drownings. (AP Photo/Jayjay Landingin)
Rescuers assist a mother and her child as they evacuate to safer grounds following landslides that hit Itogon township, Benguet province in the northern Philippines due to Typhoon Mangkhut Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. The landslides buried dozens of miners and isolated the township. Typhoon Mangkhut barreled into southern China on Sunday after lashing the northern Philippines with strong winds and heavy rain that left more than dozens dead from landslides and drownings. (AP Photo/Jayjay Landingin)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a vehicle negotiates a flooded street in Manila as Typhoon Mangkhut continues to batter the northeastern Philippines before dawn in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a vehicle negotiates a flooded street in Manila as Typhoon Mangkhut continues to batter the northeastern Philippines before dawn in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, people with umbrellas walk against strong winds from Typhoon Mangkhut at Nanshan District in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (Mao Siqian/Xinhua via AP)
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, people with umbrellas walk against strong winds from Typhoon Mangkhut at Nanshan District in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (Mao Siqian/Xinhua via AP)
FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, file photo, a satellite image with land graphic borders shows the width and trajectory of Typhoon Mangkhut as it approaches the Philippines, Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. Typhoon Mangkhut retained its ferocious strength and shifted slightly toward more densely populated coastal provinces on Friday as it barreled closer to the northeastern Philippines, where a massive evacuation was underway. (RAMMB and CIRA via AP, File)
FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, file photo, a satellite image with land graphic borders shows the width and trajectory of Typhoon Mangkhut as it approaches the Philippines, Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. Typhoon Mangkhut retained its ferocious strength and shifted slightly toward more densely populated coastal provinces on Friday as it barreled closer to the northeastern Philippines, where a massive evacuation was underway. (RAMMB and CIRA via AP, File)
A man and a girl walk against strong winds from Typhoon Mangkhut on a pier on Victoria Habour Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
A man and a girl walk against strong winds from Typhoon Mangkhut on a pier on Victoria Habour Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a man directs traffic to avoid a flooded street at the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut which barreled into the northeastern Philippines before dawn in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a man directs traffic to avoid a flooded street at the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut which barreled into the northeastern Philippines before dawn in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a resident walks beside toppled structures as Typhoon Mangkhut barreled across Tuguegarao city in Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, a resident walks beside toppled structures as Typhoon Mangkhut barreled across Tuguegarao city in Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, residents walk along destroyed stalls at a public market due to strong winds as Typhoon Mangkhut barreled across Tuguegrao City in Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, residents walk along destroyed stalls at a public market due to strong winds as Typhoon Mangkhut barreled across Tuguegrao City in Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
Typhoon Mangkhut wreaked havoc on the northern Philippines and southern China, leaving dozens of people dead and forcing millions to evacuate.
The massive storm made landfall on Saturday on the northeastern tip of Luzon island in the Philippines with sustained winds of 205 kilometers (127 miles) per hour and gusts of 255 kph (158 mph). It then moved on to Hong Kong and elsewhere in southern China.