Trading on Hong Kong’s stock market was suspended on Friday and hundreds of people were stranded at the airport.
Typhoon Saola has made landfall in southern China after nearly 900,000 people were moved to safety and most of Hong Kong and parts of the coastal mainland suspended business, transport and classes.Guangdong province’s meteorological bureau said the powerful storm churned into an outlying district of the city of Zhuhai, just south of Hong Kong, at 3.30am on Saturday.
By mid-afternoon, that had been reduced to a Strong Wind Signal No 3, although the observatory warned of continuing rough seas and urged people to stay away from the coastline and refrain from watersports. The storm’s eyewall, which surrounds the eye, was moving across the city overnight, “posing a high threat” to the territory, the agency said.It said, maximum sustained wind speeds had fallen to 90mph by Saturday, morning, and to 47mph later in the day.
The Hong Kong government said various departments received reports of a total of 1,206 uprooted trees and flooding was reported in 18 areas. It said 75 people sought medical treatment at public hospitals while the storm hit the island.
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