Typhoon Wipha hits Hong Kong and Southeast China

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Typhoon Wipha hit Hong Kong on Sunday with strong winds and torrential rains, which caused trees and scaffolding to fall, as it passed along the coast of southern China. teleSUR These and many other stories now! 🌐Join teleSUR's community and be part of a space where your ideas matter.  https://chat.whatsapp.com/KLABTE41aSj3ioYabXQQ6K 🗣 Don't be left behind, join teleSUR's Channel https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va98Z437Noa2tjytCt1N Web💬 https://www.telesurenglish.net/ X🧶 https://twitter.com/telesurenglish Instagram 📸 https://www.instagram.com/telesurenglish/?hl=es Facebook 📱 https://www.facebook.com/teleSUREnglishOfficial Youtube ⏯ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmuTmpLY35O3csvhyA6vrkg Tiktok👌🏼 https://www.tiktok.com/@telesurenglish?_t=8hMLCY0a6z7&_r=1

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00:00Typhoon WIPA has caused massive air traffic chaos in Hong Kong in southern China on its westward passage on Sunday.

00:07Mayor airports in the area's main cities canceled all-day time flights, and some high-speed train services were also called off.

00:14The Hong Kong Observatory issued a number 10 hurricane warning, its highest alert,

00:18as the eye of the storm passed just south of the city with sustained winds of 140 km per hour.

00:24The local government reported that over 200 people had to seek shelter, and there are dozens of reports of falling trees.

00:32The storm, which reached Typhoon's strength, passed near Macau and was expected to make a landfall on China's west coast Sunday afternoon.

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