HONG KONG: Tens of millions of people across southern China hunkered down Friday (Sep 1) as Super Typhoon Saola swept towards the megacities of Hong Kong and Shenzhen, forcing the cancellations of
swept towards the megacities of Hong Kong and Shenzhen, forcing the cancellations of hundreds of flights, shutting businesses and closing schools., Saola could be one of the most powerful typhoons to hit Guangdong if it makes landfall in the province.
"Apart from emergency response personnel and livelihood protection personnel, people are advised not to go out," said the emergency response department of Shenzhen, a city of 17.7 million.Authorities had already issued the highest typhoon warning for the storm, which Chinese state media said would make landfall"in the coastal areas stretching from Huilai to Hong Kong" on Friday afternoon or evening.
Streets were deserted as a drizzle blanketed Hong Kong Island, with wind and rain expected to pick up later. Surfers took advantage of the high winds and tackled huge waves generated by the coming typhoon at Hong Kong's beaches A direct hit on Hong Kong is rare, but the observatory said it would"assess the need to issue higher tropical cyclone warning signals" in the evening - with the possibility of raising the threat level to the highest"T10".
Hong Kong's flagship airline Cathay Pacific had already cancelled all flights in and out of Hong Kong between 6am GMT on Friday and 2am GMT on Saturday.
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