Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest storms to hit Asia in years, has whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades after leaving deadly destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines.

In Taiwan, 14 people died after floods submerged roads and carried away vehicles in one county, and 10 deaths were reported in the northern Philippines, officials said.

At least 33 people are still missing in Taiwan, a figure that had hit 152 on Wednesday, as the government searches for people reported out of contact.

In China, nearly two million people were relocated across Guangdong province, the southern Chinese economic powerhouse.

A weather station in Chuandao town recorded maximum gusts of 241km/h, a high in Jiangmen city since record-keeping began.

State broadcaster CCTV said the typho

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