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SEPTEMBER 17th, 2018
By Patryk Krych | The World Daily
Aftermath of Typhoon in Hong Kong
With the super typhoon Mangkhut, which had brought with it hurricane-force winds well over 200 kilometres per hour, having come and swiftly gone, Hong Kong is recovering speedily, with major businesses and markets already back in operational order, working as normal.
The storm, having brushed the Northern Philippines and the South of Hong Kong, had left parts of the city heavily flooded and damaged, despite the lack of fatality reports (Philippines being the exception, with over 50 deaths recorded as a cause of the storm). The state broadcaster for China Central Television had stated that there were four deaths in China’s most populated region of Guangdong – a region harbouring over 100 million citizens.
The region of Macau was one of the places hit worst, however, suffering similar flooding. But the region was prepared for the incident, after it had been already hit in the previous year by a fairly powerful super typhoon, with casinos closing early last Saturday in preparation for the storm, sparing the famous gambling hub of any more damage than necessary. Though the authorities of the region are still besieged by the task of restoring power to many households, the casinos had been restored to full working order on Monday, with a drop in gambling stocks.
An elderly resident of Hong Kong surnamed Fung stated; “Yesterday’s storm was very strong. Even for a person of my weight, I was about to be blown down by the wind which made me very scared. It was very serious this time.”
Hong Kong authorities are still working to clear debris and fallen streets from the streets of the city, with shattered glass from several building also being an apparent issue. But clean-ups have indeed begun, and the storm, despite leaving floods and damage in its wake, has definitely passed.
According to the aforementioned state broadcaster for CCT, the neighbouring region of Guangxi had been met with flood warnings for 38 of its rivers, and that more than 13,300 hectares of farmland had experienced major damage.
According to the China Meteorological Administration, the storm had flown West through the country to the Guangxi province at around 6am, having, for what it’s worth, deteriorated into a weaker storm. The super typhoon had been labelled by the CMA as the “King of Storms”, for reasons regarding its obvious power. The administration also stated that the storm was one of the top 10 greatest storms to have passed South-East China since the beginning of making such records back in 1949.
By Patryk Krych | The World Daily
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