Super typhoon Manghkut has killed at least two people in China after making landfall in southern Guangdong province today.

The typhoon has also ripped through Hong Kong, injuring more than 200 people.

Chinese media reported that more than 2.45 million people had been evacuated in mainland Guangdong province.

Mangkhut's winds reached 162 km per hour when it landed in Jiangmen City in Guangdong. In the Philippines at least 64 people have been killed by the super typhoon.

[Source: Sydney Morning Herald]