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Hong Kong and southern China were hit by typhoon Saola, which – according to meteorologists – “could become the strongest typhoon since 1949 to hit the Pearl River Delta”, which includes several large cities such as Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Macao. A very violent atmospheric phenomenon with winds of up to 120km/h with gusts that could exceed 220km/h.
More than 880,000 people were evacuated from two Chinese provinces before the typhoon struck, hundreds of flights were canceled and trees were already uprooted from the deserted, rain-swept streets of Hong Kong, where back-to-school has been postponed.
September 1, 2023 – Updated September 1, 2023, 11:44 pm
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