1 / 5   Typhoon Mangkhut's path took it westward, across the Philippines and then into southeastern China, tearing up villages and cities, flooding coastlines and causing massive landslides. According to China's meteorological administration, typhoon Mangkhut was one of the ten biggest storms to hit southeastern China since 1949. After the super storm slashed, residents as well as sanitation workers joined hands to clean-up trash scattered on the streets. /VCG Photo

2 / 5   A large rock is stuck in between a waterfront fence in Hong Kong, China‘s Special Administrative Region. /VCG Photo

3 / 5   The strongest storm on record hitting Hong Kong has blown at least 100 window panels of a Harbourfront office tower. "It looks like the scene after an earthquake," one person said of the collapsed ceiling and the damaged office. /VCG Photo

4 / 5   In Zhuhai, in south China's Guangdong Province, it is estimated that over 1,500 toppled trees, which did not survive Mangkhut's wrath, can be seen on streets. /VCG Photo

5 / 5   Rescue and relief team taking stock of the damage caused by typhoon Mangkhut in southern China, September 17, 2018. /VCG Photo