Hong Kong battens down for Severe Typhoon Utor
16 Aug 2013 3:20 AM IST
Hong Kong battened down on Wednesday as Severe Typhoon Utor forced the closure of the city's financial market and schools and disrupted hundreds of flights, after leaving six dead in the Philippines.
Gusts of more than 100 kilometres per hour were recorded, with rain lashing down, as the Hong Kong Observatory hoisted a ‘Number 8’ storm warning in the early hours -- the third highest level. As the typhoon skirted the city about 240 kilometres to the southwest, the observatory downgraded the warning in the afternoon.
Gusts of more than 100 kilometres per hour were recorded, with rain lashing down, as the Hong Kong Observatory hoisted a ‘Number 8’ storm warning in the early hours -- the third highest level. As the typhoon skirted the city about 240 kilometres to the southwest, the observatory downgraded the warning in the afternoon.
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