Big clean-up in south China in wake of Typhoon Ragasa

Hundreds of thousands of people in southern China were cleaning up on Sept 25 after powerful Typhoon Ragasa crashed through Guangdong province, ripping down trees, destroying fences and blasting signs off buildings.

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Typhoon Ragasa churned into Guangdong, home to tens of millions of people, with winds of up to 145kmh, on Sept 24 after sweeping past Hong Kong and killing at least 14 in Taiwan.

AFP journalists at the impact point around the city of Yangjiang on Sept 25 saw fallen trees, with road signs and debris strewn across the streets.

A light rain and breeze still lingered as residents worked to clean up the damage, but the authorities have reported no storm-related fatalities.

On Hailing - an island administered by Yangjiang - relief workers attempted to clear a huge tree that had fallen across a wide road.

Cars drove on muddy tracks to get around the wreckage as the team worked to saw off branches.

A seafood restaurant sustained heavy damage, its back roof completely collapsed or in parts flown away entirely.