It has claimed at least 49 lives in the Philippines and ripped a swathe of destruction through the country's agricultural heartland. The world's biggest storm this year left large expanses in the north of the main Philippine island of Luzon underwater as fierce winds tore trees from the ground and rain unleashed dozens of landslides. It made landfall on the coast of Jiangmen city, in southern China's Guangdong province, Sunday evening after battering Hong Kong. Hong Kong weather authorities issued their maximum alert for the storm, which hit the city with gusts of more than 230 kilometres per hour (142 mph) and left over 100 injured, according to government figures. As the storm passed south of Hong Kong, trees were snapped in half and roads blocked, while some windows in tower blocks were smashed and skyscrapers swayed, as they are designed to do in intense gales. The Philippines was just beginning to count the cost of the typhoon which hit northern Luzon on Saturday, and the death … [Read more...] about Typhoon Mangkhut rips through Hong Kong as Philippines toll rises
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Super typhoon heads for Hong Kong, China after pummelling Philippines
Super typhoon heads for Hong Kong, China after pummelling PhilippinesThe Saigon Times Daily Firefighters push a car in flooded waters as high waves hit the shore at Heng Fa Chuen, a residental district near the waterfront, as Typhoon Mangkhut slams Hong Kong, China September 16, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS HONG KONG/MANILA (REUTERS) - A super typhoon swirled towards Hong Kong and the Chinese coast on Sunday, gaining in strength over the East Sea after hurtling through the Philippines, where it wreaked havoc that killed at least 25. Tropical cyclone Mangkhut is considered the strongest to hit the region this year, packing gale force winds of more than 200 kph, equivalent to a maximum Category 5 "intense hurricane" in the Atlantic. Philippine authorities said at least 25 people were killed, including a baby and a toddler, most of them in landslides in mountainous areas that left at least 13 missing. "The landslides happened as some residents returned to their homes after the … [Read more...] about Super typhoon heads for Hong Kong, China after pummelling Philippines
Typhoon Mangkhut smashes the Philippines, barrels towards Hong Kong
As the biggest storm of the year in the region hit the Philippines, six people were buried by landslides, a girl drowned and a security guard was crushed by a falling wall. "As we go forward, this number will go higher," Ricardo Jalad, head of the national civil defence office, told reporters. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), a U.S. Department of Defense agency responsible for issuing tropical cyclone warnings for the Pacific and Indian Oceans, said the typhoon will head towards southern China and make landfall early Monday. As the powerful storm left the Southeast Asian archipelago and barrelled towards densely populated Hong Kong, Philippine authorities began sending search teams to remote areas hit by communication and power outages, AFP reported Sunday. Mangkhut forced thousands to flee their homes and seek temporary shelter from powerful winds and heavy rains. Photo by AFP/Noel Celis In the northern town of Baggao, the storm had collapsed houses, torn off … [Read more...] about Typhoon Mangkhut smashes the Philippines, barrels towards Hong Kong
Six flights to/from Hong Kong (China) to be delayed due to super typhoon
As plan, Vietnam Airlines will cancel four flights on Hanoi/HCMC and Hong Kong including VN592, VN593, VN 595 on September 16. Two flights between HCMC and Hong Kong VN598 on September 16 and VN599 on September 17 will also be adjusted. Passengers on above memtioned flights will be supported to change free of charge to other flights on the next days. VNA said it will continue to eye on the weather forecast to update new schedule. It suggested passengers who plan to travel to and from Hong Kong in this time should keep a close watch on the weather forecast and VNA’s information.BICH QUYEN –Translated by Thi Quy … [Read more...] about Six flights to/from Hong Kong (China) to be delayed due to super typhoon
Hong Kong braces itself for Super Typhoon Mangkhut, the strongest tropical storm in decades
Star Ferries power through Victoria Harbour as clouds loom over the skyline of Hong Kong on Sep 13, 2018. (Photo: AFP/Anthony Wallace) With winds that may gust up to 240km/h, Mangkhut is expected to be more powerful than the Super Typhoon Wanda that resulted in heavy casualties in 1962 and the Super Typhoon Hato, which triggered the highest level typhoon warning signal last year. The Hong Kong Observatory issued a No 3 typhoon signal on Wednesday as winds gathered strength with the tropical storm Barijat. All the warning signals related to Barijat were cancelled early Thursday, but officials warned of a much greater threat from Mangkhut. According to the observatory, Mangkhut is forecast to move towards the Philippine island of Luzon on Friday and Saturday. Around 10 million people in the Philippines are in the storm's path, and millions more in heavily populated coastal China. Philippine authorities have started to evacuate thousands of people from coastal areas as winds bore down … [Read more...] about Hong Kong braces itself for Super Typhoon Mangkhut, the strongest tropical storm in decades