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Typhoon Mangkhut lashes China's south coast

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image captionTyphoon Mangkhut moved in on Hong Kong on Sunday morning
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image captionIts coast was battered as winds reportedly reached more than 110 mph (177 kph)
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image captionIn some areas, cars were submerged under floodwaters
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image captionEmergency services rescued people from their homes
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image captionDebris was seen flying through the air
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image captionNear Hong Kong's waterfront, people walked through the seawater in the streets
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image captionThis rural Hong Kong village, Lei Yu Mun, was flooded
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image captionNeighbouring Macau also experienced flooding
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image captionIts famous casinos were ordered to close for the first time in history
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image captionOn the mainland, Guangdong province was under red alert as the typhoon moved closer

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