Tens of millions of people in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and other southern Chinese megacities sheltered indoors Friday as Super Typhoon Saola threatened to become the strongest storm to hit the region in decades.
Hundreds of flights were canceled across the region, the start of the school year was delayed in Hong Kong, and the rain-drenched finance hub's streets were deserted.
By 3 pm , Saola was 140 kilometers east-southeast of Hong Kong, packing sustained winds of 210 km per hour. "My eldest son was planning to fly to Chengdu today for university and his flight has been canceled now," Wu added. That was the last time Hong Kong issued a T10 warning. Typhoon Mangkhut left more than 300 people injured in the city, shredding trees and unleashing floods.
In Hong Kong, businesses duct-taped glass displays and windows, while shoppers reported that frozen foods and vegetables in supermarkets were cleared out. "I hope we can save the tools needed for our business, like the fridge. We elevated them so the water wouldn't damage the ," a restaurant operator surnamed Lee told a local TV station.
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