Intense flooding rainfall, powerful winds and large waves impacted Hong Kong and southern China on Sunday as Typhoon Wipha crossed the region.

Wipha, a Thai name, passed over the Philippines at tropical storm strength and drenched parts of Taiwan on Saturday. In the Philippines, the storm intensified seasonal monsoon rains, leaving at least a villager dead in floodwaters in northern Cagayan province.

Three Filipinos were dead and over 300,000 individuals have been affected by Typhoon Wipha in recent days, Philippine authorities said Sunday,

Typhoon Wipha struck the southern coast of China, causing significant disruption in Hong Kong and nearby airports, with over 400 flights grounded. The storm, later downgraded, impacted mainland China,

Beijing [China], July 20 (ANI): typhoon-wipha">Typhoon Wipha made landfall in Taishan city, Guangdong province, China, on Sunday evening, after it pounded Hong Kong, disrupting hundreds of flights in the region,

Severe Tropical Storm Wipha (formerly Crising) maintained its strength Saturday as it moved away from the Philippine landmass, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

A tropical depression over the eastern waters of the Philippines has strengthened into Storm Wipha early on July 18, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.