Typhoon Mangkhut in pictures: Philippines braces

A Filipino villager secures the roof of a house in the town of Aparri, Cagayan province, PhilippinesEPA

More than four million people are directly in the path of Super Typhoon Mangkhut - the world's strongest storm so far this year. Residents across the main island of Luzon have tried to secure their roofs, hoping weights like tyres and boulders will keep them from flying off.

A resident carries a matress inside a classroom used as an evacuation centre as Typhoon Mangkhut approached the city of TuguegaraoAFP/Getty

Preparations have been in high gear, with more than 9,000 people evacuating to shelters

A farmer gathers his herd of cows to a safe place as Super Typhoon Mangkhut approaches the city of TuguegaraoAFP/Getty

In the hopes of salvaging what they can, farmers are harvesting their crops and securing their livestock in the lead up to the storm

Filipino villagers rest inside a school turned into a temporary shelter in the town of AparriEPA

Flights have been cancelled, schools shut and the army is on standby. Villagers have taken refuge in temporary shelters like in this one inside a school

A worker anchors the roof of a fuel station to a mixer truck as Super Typhoon Mangkhut approaches the city of TuguegaraoAFP/Getty

A worker anchors the roof of a fuel station to a mixer truck as Super Typhoon Mangkhut approaches the city of Tuguegarao

Filipino policemen and villagers clear a toppled post as Super Typhoon Mangkhut approaches the town of AparriEPA

Filipino policemen and villagers clear a toppled post as Super Typhoon Mangkhut approaches the town of Aparri

Volunteers prepare packed rice as aid to affected residents as Typhoon Mangkhut approaches on September 14, 2018 in Tuguegarao city, northern PhilippinesGetty Images

Volunteers have prepared packed rice as aid to affected residents in northern Philippines

Filipino fishermen fish near the shoreline in the town of Aparri, Cagayan province, Philippines, 14 September 2018EPA

Despite warnings of storm surges of up to 6m (20ft), fishermen continued to fish on Cagayan province's shoreline

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