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Typhoon Fung-wong has made landfall in the Philippines, where more than 900,000 people have been evacuated.
The storm was upgraded to a super typhoon, with sustained winds around 185 km/h (115mph) and gusts of 230km/h (143mph).
The BBC’s Jonathan Head is on Luzon Island, and says there is “debris flying everywhere” and “people are sheltering in any solid building they can find”.
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The BBC’s Laura Bicker says residents of southern China are largely heeding warnings from authorities as the storm lashes the region with wind and rain.
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