Typhoon pummels southern China after uprooting trees in Hong Kong
Typhoon Saola swept across southern China on Saturday after tearing down trees and smashing windows in Hong Kong, although the megacity avoided a feared direct hit from one of the region's strongest storms in decades.
Tens of millions of people in the densely populated coastal areas of southern China had sheltered indoors on Friday ahead of the storm.
Saola had triggered Hong Kong's highest threat level on Friday evening -- issued only 16 times since World War II -- and registered winds of around 210 kilometers per hour at its peak.
It was downgraded before dawn on Saturday as the typhoon passed the city and tracked towards coastal areas of mainland China, with no reported casualties and far less damage than created by 2018's powerful Typhoon Manghut.
But authorities warned people to remain on alert, with Saola still packing sustained winds of 145 kilometers per hour at its center, creating a storm surge that caused rough swells around waterfront areas.
Typhoon Mangkhut injured more than 300 people when it slammed into the city in 2018, shredding trees and unleashing floods. In mainland China, it killed six people and impacted the lives of more than three million others.
Hong Kong's airport authority announced Saturday it would gradually resume flights, after mass cancellations and delays the day before.
(Source: AFP)
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