By Kelly Ng

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A super typhoon in the equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane.

Authorities in China’s Guangdong province have advised residents to prepare for “catastrophic” and “large-scale disaster”. Heavy rains and strong winds will be felt as early as Tuesday, two days before the storm is forecast to make landfall.

In Hong Kong, authorities say the weather will “deteriorate rapidly” on Tuesday, while the education bureau said it is deliberating over school arrangements.

Ragasa, known locally in the Philippines as Nando, comes as the South East Asian nation reels from weeks of widespread flooding caused by an unusually fierce monsoon.

Tens of thousands protested across the country on Sunday against corruption in government that has been blamed for a severe lack in flood control infrastructure.