The last time a storm of such severity hit Hong Kong was in September 2003 with typhoon Dujuan.Over two hundred flights were cancelled or delayed by noon.Howling winds swept across the former British colony early on Friday and white-tipped waves thrashed in Victoria harbor.
Streets were largely deserted, shops shuttered, with trees and scaffolding being toppled by gale force winds of up to 94 kph recorded in parts of the territory.In China, 250,000 people were being evacuated from coastal areas in southern Guangdong province in what weather forecasters there are calling the strongest typhoon to hit the province this year, the South China Morning Post reported.Much of Hong Kong ground to a standstill, with the closure of financial markets and offices, along with schools, courts and most public transport services.
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