Super Typhoon Megi hits northern Philippines, Vietnam and China

Super typhoon Megi has struck the northern Philippines with heavy rain and winds of up to 260km/h (162mph), leaving at least three people dead.

Typhoon made landfall in Isabela province at 1125 local time (0325 GMT), destroying buildings and crops, cutting power and telecommunications. The province authorities declared "state of calamnity" as thousands sheltered in public buildings or fled to higher ground.

The category-five storm is forecast next to head towards China and Vietnam.

More than a dozen people are already missing in central Vietnam after floodwaters swept away a bus. At least 20 others are known to have been killed in floods as heavy rain pounded the region.

The China Forecast Agency says on the Southern Chinese island of Hainan, the rain prompted more than a 100,000 people to leave their homes over the weekend.