Flights have been cancelled and schools are shut. Read more at straitstimes.com.
which is shaping up to be the strongest storm to affect the city in at least five years.
“This can be a very destructive typhoon,” the chief secretary, flanked by heads of various government departments, warned. “We hope to minimise the damage.” A direct hit is rare. There have only been 16 maximum-level storms in Hong Kong since records began in 1946, including Hato in 2017 and Mangkhut the following year. Both of those were at least 60km away from the finance hub at their closest, according to observatory data.
“Saola’s damage could be comparable to Mangkhut and Hato, because it could be closer to the city and with slower movement than the prior two,” Lam said.
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