Schools, factories and public transport are at a standstill as Ragasa now reaches the Chinese province of Guangdong. The strongest winds have been measured by a weather station in the small town of Chuandao: almost 67 meters per second.
Up to 1.9 million people in southern Chinese Guangdong have been evacuated ahead of the typhoon's arrival.
So far, Taiwan has been the hardest hit. The authorities confirmed the deaths in Hualien in the country's eastern parts on Wednesday morning, local time.
Initially, it was reported that at least 17 people had died. But on Wednesday evening, the authorities revised the figures down to 14, citing that some cases seemed to have been double-registered, according to the Taiwanese news agency CNA's English-language website.
Over 40 people were still reported missing late in the evening after the flooding.
In northern Philippines, at least ten people have died and at least five are missing in the typhoon's wake.
In the metropolis of Hong Kong, streets were flooded as high waves washed over the city's promenade from the South China Sea. The strong winds have blown down hundreds of trees and parts of a pedestrian bridge.
Around ten people are being treated in hospitals in Hong Kong, but no deaths have been reported.
