Typhoon Haima churned toward southern China on Friday after smashing into the northern Philippines with ferocious wind and rain, triggering flooding, landslides and power outages and killing at least 13 people. China suspended rail services in several provinces on the mainland's south, where the typhoon is expected to make landfall in the afternoon. Hong Kong hunkered down as Haima lashed the financial hub with rain and wind gusts of up to 109 kilometres an hour. A man wades through a flooded highway at the height of Super Typhoon Haima that lashes Narvacan township, Ilocos Sur on Oct. 20. (Bullit Marquez/The Associated Press)At least 13 people were killed, mostly in landslides and floods, in the fast-moving storm, officials said.

Source: CBC News October 21, 2016 06:45 UTC