HONG KONG: Hundreds of flights were cancelled on Friday (Sep 1) in China's populous Guangdong province and neighbouring Hong Kong ahead of Typhoon Saola's arrival, with the powerful storm forcing some mainland cities to close businesses, schools and even financial markets. Three tropical cyclones have form
HONG KONG: Hundreds of flights were cancelled on Friday in China's populous Guangdong province and neighbouring Hong Kong ahead of Typhoon Saola's arrival, with the powerful storm forcing some mainland cities to close businesses, schools and even financial markets.
Saola could make landfall on Friday night or Saturday morning as a severe typhoon along the coast between the cities of Huidong and Taishan, China's National Meteorological Centre said. Hong Kong and Macau lie in the centre of that coastline. The city's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific said all flights in and out of Hong Kong between 2pm on Friday and 10am on Saturday have been cancelled.Authorities suspended all trains in and out of Guangdong province from 8pm Friday to 6pm Saturday.Shenzhen went a step further, suspending work, businesses and financial markets from Friday afternoon, warning of potentially destructive winds lashing the city of more 17 million people through Saturday.
As a safety precaution, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge connecting the three cities would be closed from 3:30pm on Friday.
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