A strong typhoon called Vincent hit Hong Kong overnight, leaving more than 100 scores injured, hundreds of trees felled and many flights cancelled or delayed. The passengers slept in the subway.
More than 100 people have been injured and trees have been ripped from the ground as typhoon Vincent lashed Hong Kong packing winds in excess of 140 kilometres an hour and heavy downpours.
The storm warning was briefly raised to the highest level of ten for the first time in 13 years but downgraded on Tuesday as the storm passed. Typhoon Vincent which included the strong winds and heavy rain shut down Hong Kong offices, bringing business to a standstill.
Hong Kong’s offices and stock markets were expected to open after the city lowered its tropical cyclone warning late today morning, with a strong typhoon Vincent that had battered the territory during a night with gale force winds weakening and moving away.
Around 120 injured sought medical treatment after typhoon Vincent passed over Hong Kong / Asia News
China’s National Meteorological Center issued an orange alert for typhoon Vicente, the second highest warning level in China’s four-tier typhoon warning system. Although the typhoon Vincent was forecast to move away from Hong Kong across western Guangdong, the Hong Kong Observatory warned that gale force winds were still prevailing on Tuesday morning.
Over 6 hundred trees fell overnight and pieces of buildings were seen crashing into downtown streets as commuters made their way home from work yesterday evening. According to local health services as a result of typhoon passage 120 people were injured, aged between four and 86 sought treatment at public hospitals and at least 72 were hospitalised.
Ferry, bus and train services were suspended or ran at reduced capacity, the port was closed and about 40 passenger flights to the regional aviation hub were cancelled. More than 270 flights were delayed. The traffic chaos was the effects of a strong typhoon Vicente in Hong Kong.
A severe typhoon Vincente lashed Hong Kong / dozens of citizens wounded in the city of Hong Kong
School classes and hospital outpatient clinics were suspended until further notice. Flooding was reported in 5 areas in Hong Kong and almost 120 people sought medical treatment.
Almost 250 people sought refuge in storm shelters. Local media reported that more than 100 commuters stayed in the Tai Wai underground train station overnight, unable to get home after services were suspended.
More than 30 thousand Chinese fishing boats were alerted to return to harbour, with 10,560 fishermen taking shelter ashore in Guangdong. Chinese state media have reported the storm surges and sea wave warnings were heightened, with winds of up to 100 kph (60 mph) expected.
The officials said that a landslide was occurred in the upscale Peak neighbourhood, but there were no casualties as a result.
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