A tropical storm has blown out of the Philippines and left at least 10 dead and prompted the evacuations of more than 430,000 people from landslide- and flood-prone villages.

A super typhoon that caused thousands to be evacuated in the Philippines has "slightly" weakened, according to the country's weather bureau.

Schools and flights were canceled across southern China and many businesses were closed ahead of the storm, one of the world’s strongest this year.

The strongest storm of the year so far has descended on the northern Philippines with destructive winds and torrential rain, prompting evacuations of thousands of people and preparations in nearby Hong Kong,

Fourteen people are dead and 124 missing after a “super typhoon” barrelling across Asia burst a mountain lake’s banks.

Hong Kong airport grounds most flights and shuts schools and businesses as it braces for Super Typhoon Ragasa.

Taiwan has been affected by the outer region of Ragasa since Monday, bringing torrential rain to the island. Schools, factories and transport services were suspended in about a dozen cities.

Typhoon Ragasa has prompted the Government of Canada to issue a serious warning for travellers headed to Asia.

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Known as the strongest storm of the year in the world, Typhoon Ragasa churned through parts of the Western Pacific and slammed into southern China, whipping massive waves, triggering floods and leaving at least 27 dead in its wake in Taiwan and the Philippines.