Typhoon Wipha has moved away from Taiwan after dumping heavy rain on its east coast. The storm has now moved towards Hong Kong, bringing wind and rain across the territory.

Typhoon makes landfall on the coast of China’s southern Guangdong province as it weakens to a severe tropical storm.

Hundreds of thousands of people in southern China have been evacuated and flights and trains cancelled as a result of Typhoon Wipha. The China Meteorological Administration issued an orange typhoon warning,