Typhoon Mangkhut – where is the storm now, when did it hit the Philippines and how many people have been killed?

TYPHOON Mangkhut battered the Philippines with 115mph winds before carving a destructive path through Hong Kong and mainland China.

Ferocious gusts have whipped off roofs, smashed windows and torn down trees in affected areas as dozens of deaths have been linked to the storm. Here's the latest.

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Where is Typhoon Mangkhut now?

Typhoon Mangkhut swept over Hong Kong and Macau and on into China's south east province of Guangdong, after devastating the Philippines.

It is now making its way across Southern China, hitting the Chinese regions of Guizhou, Chongqing and Yunnan.

The cyclone will then skirt the border with Vietnam on its way to northern Myanmar (Burma).

Around 2.4 million people were evacuated in Guangdong province by Sunday evening to flee the typhoon, state media said.

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When did Typhoon Mangkhut hit the Philippines?

Mangkhut struck Luzon, the main island of the Philippines on Saturday.

It set off landslides that destroyed homes in small towns and villages on the northern island.

One landslide trapped 37 gold miners of which officials say they expect to find no survivors.

The branded the storm the "strongest tropical cyclone the world has faced this year".

The typhoon is expected to be downgraded to a tropical depression by Tuesday.

Authorities in the Philippines say they were better prepared for the onslaught than in previous years.

The deadliest storm in the country was Super Typhoon Haiyan, which killed over 7,000 people and affected millions in 2013.

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How many people have died?

At least 64 people are confirmed to died in the Philippines since the storm made landfall on  Saturday.

In Hong Kong as many as 391 people sought medical attention and in China an extra four deaths have been reported so far.

More than five million people were at risk when winds and gusts equivalent to a Category 4 Atlantic hurricane slammed the Philippines.

An adviser to Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said the victims died mostly in landslides and houses that got pummelled by the storm's fierce winds and rain.

Among the fatalities were an infant and a 2-year-old child who died with their parents after the couple refused to immediately evacuate from their high-risk community in a mountain town.

About 87,000 people evacuated from high-risk areas of the Philippines.

Officials advised them not to return home until the lingering danger had passed.