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Typhoon Rains Batter Hong Kong

Reuters on MSN · 2d

Typhoon rains batter Hong Kong before Wipha weakens to severe tropical storm in Guangdong

HONG KONG, July 20 (Reuters) - Rains from Typhoon Wipha pounded Hong Kong on Sunday as the storm skirted southwards before making landfall on the coast of China's Guangdong province, leaving fallen trees and scaffolding and sending over 200 people to seek refuge at temporary shelters.

The New York Times · 1d

Typhoon Wipha Reaches Mainland China After Pounding Hong Kong and Macau

The tropical cyclone made landfall in mainland China late Sunday afternoon with winds near to those of a Category 1 Atlantic hurricane.

South China Morning Post · 7h

Why do Hong Kong typhoon signals usually go out at 20 minutes past or to the hour?

About 93 per cent of all warnings for past 10 typhoons were issued at 20 minutes past or to the hour by Hong Kong Observatory, Post finds.

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Visitors to Hong Kong Book Fair drop by 10% as typhoon puts dampener on event

Some vendors say pausing event due to Typhoon Wipha hurt business, with Sunday originally anticipated to be busiest day.

Observatory to assess whether T10 needed

The Observatory says it will consider issuing the Signal No. 10 depending on the changes in local winds associated with ...

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