HONG KONG – The authorities issued Hurricane Signal No. 10 as “Super Typhoon Mangkhut” swirled towards Hong Kong and mainland coastline Sunday morning, gaining in force over the South China Sea after hurtling through the Philippines where it left at least 12 people dead. The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) forecast that Mangkhut will be closest to the Pearl River Delta around noon, skirting about 100 kilometers to the south of Hong Kong. 8 typhoon signal at 1:10 a.m. and replaced it with signal No. 9 at 7:40 a.m. Sunday before raising hurricane signal No.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 16, 2018 03:33 UTC