Tuesday, July 24, 2012 3:05:32 AM
Hong Kong hit by strong typhoon
Typhoon Vicente struck Hong Kong overnight, leaving people injured from flying debris and hundreds of flights cancelled
Associated Press in Hong Kong - guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 24 July 2012 05.35 BST
Planes parked on the tarmac as heavy rain falls on the airport in Hong Kong
with the arrival of Typhoon Vicente early on Tuesday. Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP
A powerful typhoon slammed the Chinese territory of Hong Kong .. http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/hongkong .. on Tuesday, injuring dozens, disrupting communications and bringing business to a standstill in one of the world's leading financial centres.
Typhoon Vincente made landfall at 4am (8pm GMT Monday), after the Hong Kong Observatory issued its No 10 hurricane signal, its highest, for the first time since 1999.
By early morning, wind speeds that had reached around 140kph (88mph) had slowed to 59kph (37mph), and the observatory lowered its signal, though still warning the territory's residents of strong gales.
The government said 118 people had been injured during the night, including 52 admitted to hospitals. Flying debris struck several people in the central business district and subway stations around the territory were converted into temporary shelters to accommodate dozens of stranded passengers.
At daybreak, the normally bustling Central district resembled a ghost town, with the stock market and major banks closed and businesses shuttered.
Dozens of flights at Hong Kong airport were cancelled or delayed, and ferry services linking Hong Kong island with Kowloon, the New Territories and outlying islands were suspended.
Throughout the morning, cleanup crews struggled to remove fallen trees and branches from major roadways. Some flooding was reported in the New Territories.
After hitting Hong Kong, Vincente headed into China's .. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/china .. Guangdong province. The official Xinhua News Agency said nine flights were cancelled at Zhuhai Airport on Monday evening, with heavy rain falling in the region. Train services in the region were rescheduled because of the storm.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/24/hong-kong-typhoon-vicente?newsfeed=true
Typhoon Vicente struck Hong Kong overnight, leaving people injured from flying debris and hundreds of flights cancelled
Associated Press in Hong Kong - guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 24 July 2012 05.35 BST
Planes parked on the tarmac as heavy rain falls on the airport in Hong Kong
with the arrival of Typhoon Vicente early on Tuesday. Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP
A powerful typhoon slammed the Chinese territory of Hong Kong .. http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/hongkong .. on Tuesday, injuring dozens, disrupting communications and bringing business to a standstill in one of the world's leading financial centres.
Typhoon Vincente made landfall at 4am (8pm GMT Monday), after the Hong Kong Observatory issued its No 10 hurricane signal, its highest, for the first time since 1999.
By early morning, wind speeds that had reached around 140kph (88mph) had slowed to 59kph (37mph), and the observatory lowered its signal, though still warning the territory's residents of strong gales.
The government said 118 people had been injured during the night, including 52 admitted to hospitals. Flying debris struck several people in the central business district and subway stations around the territory were converted into temporary shelters to accommodate dozens of stranded passengers.
At daybreak, the normally bustling Central district resembled a ghost town, with the stock market and major banks closed and businesses shuttered.
Dozens of flights at Hong Kong airport were cancelled or delayed, and ferry services linking Hong Kong island with Kowloon, the New Territories and outlying islands were suspended.
Throughout the morning, cleanup crews struggled to remove fallen trees and branches from major roadways. Some flooding was reported in the New Territories.
After hitting Hong Kong, Vincente headed into China's .. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/china .. Guangdong province. The official Xinhua News Agency said nine flights were cancelled at Zhuhai Airport on Monday evening, with heavy rain falling in the region. Train services in the region were rescheduled because of the storm.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/24/hong-kong-typhoon-vicente?newsfeed=true
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