Incredible photos show Hong Kong commuters battling huge crowds to get back to work after Typhoon Mangkhut wreaked havoc on the region.
The city was working to get business up and running on Monday morning after ferocious winds of more than 120mph hit the financial hub on Sunday.
Thousands of commuters were left stranded in stations as they tried to board infrequent trains amid sweeping cancellations on rail and bus services.
There was anger that city leader Carrie Lam had not announced an official day off for workers following the typhoon, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.
Mangkhut is already confirmed to have killed 66 people in the Philippines and four in China, where it weakened to a tropical storm as it churned inland Monday.
On Monday, Mangkhut was still affecting southern China's coast and the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan, and rain and strong winds were expected to continue through Tuesday.
In Hong Kong, crews cleared fallen trees and other wreckage left from when the financial hub felt the full brunt of the storm on Sunday.
"This typhoon really was super strong ... but overall, I feel we can say we got through it safely," Ms Lam, the territory's chief executive, told reporters.
Typhoon Mangkhut Aftermath
The aftermath of the storm sparked delays across the travel network with services suspended on bus, ferry and rail on Monday morning.
A sea of frustrated travellers were pictured squashed into Tai Wai station amid the travel chaos.
Meanwhile others were pictured climbing over or walking under fallen branches in the city streets as they attempted to get to work.
Many complained of having to go into work following the powerful storm.
Ben Lo, 40, told SCMP: “There should be an announcement to call a half-day off so clear-up work can be carried out."
And William Wan, 63, said: “The government should allow all workers to be exempted from work today.
“The MTR has tried its best, but I think they can raise the frequency of trains from every 10 minutes to every two to three minutes.”
Officials said it was impractical to expect the government to give people the day off work
Speaking on a radio programme, Ronny Tong Ka-wah, who sits on Lam’s cabinet, the Executive Council, said: “In a capitalist society, the government has no power to meddle with all the contracts between employers and employees."
The Hong Kong Observatory said Mangkhut was the most powerful storm to hit the city since 1979, packing winds of 195 kph (121 mph).
Dozens of people believed buried in a landslide unleashed by the typhoon in the Philippines probably did not survive, a mayor said on Monday, although rescuers kept digging through mud and debris covering a chapel where they had taken shelter.
Of the 40 to 50 miners and their families believed inside the chapel, there is a "99 per cent" chance that they all were killed, said Mayor Victorio Palangdan of Itogon, the Benguet province town that was among the hardest hit by the typhoon that struck on Saturday.
Typhoon Mangkhut
Palangdan said rescuers have recovered 11 bodies from the muddy avalanche, which covered a former bunkhouse for the miners that had been turned into a chapel.
Dozens of people sought shelter there during the storm despite warnings it was dangerous.
The storm was about 200 kilometers (124 miles) west of the city of Nanning in Guangxi region on Monday afternoon, moving in a northwesterly direction and weakening as it progressed.
There were no new reports of deaths or serious damage.
Additional reporting by Associated Press.