Hong Kong (CNN) Countries across east and southeast Asia are issuing emergency alerts and ordering evacuations as two typhoons barrel down on the region. "Any land hit directly would see more significant and destructive impacts from the Super Typhoon due to its size and intensity." The worst of the storm will be borne by Hong Kong and Macau however, which are currently in the storm's path. Per current projections, Mangkhut could be one of the strongest storms to hit Hong Kong in over six decades. Officials in Hong Kong held emergency meetings Wednesday, in which all departments were warned to have "their deployment and emergency response plans ready for the possible threats that may be brought to Hong Kong by Super Typhoon Mangkhut."

Source: CNN September 13, 2018 03:09 UTC