In Pictures: Typhoon Mangkhut leaves behind a trail of destruction in Philippines and Hong Kong

Super Typhoon Mangkhut killed at least two people after rattling Hong Kong and Macau and leaving a trail of death and destruction in the northern Philippines and China.

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September 18, 2018 at 6:02 PM

A carpark in Shenzhen on Sept 17, 2018, after Typhoon Mangkhut hit China's Guangdong province. PHOTO: AFP

Many trees were uprooted in Shenzhen on Sept 17, 2018, after Super Typhoon Mangkhut hit China's Guangdong province. PHOTO: REUTERS

A lifeguard tower on the beach in Shek O, Hong Kong, is left tilted by Super Typhoon Mangkhut on Sept 18, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

The aftermath outside a beachside house in Shek O after Super Typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong, on Sept 18, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A yacht is seen moved onto the seawall on Sept 18, 2018, after Super Typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong. PHOTO: REUTERS

A commercial building in Hong Kong which was blown out on Sept 16, 2018, during Super Typhoon Mangkhut. PHOTO: REUTERS

A general view of the landslide in Itogon, the Philippines, that swept part of the mining community there away. PHOTO: NYTIMES

One of the victims found after being buried in a landslide caused by Super Typhoon Mangkhut in Ucab village, Itogon, the Philippines, on Sept 18, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Rescuers continue their search for missing miners in a landslide caused by Typhoon Mangkhut at a mining camp in Itogon, the Philippines, on Sept 18, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

A road eroded by a landslide caused by Super Typhoon Mangkhut at a mining camp in Itogon, the Philippines, on Sept 18, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

Residents wade through a flooded street in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Mangkhut in Calumpit, the Philippines, on Sept 17, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

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