It threatened to be the strongest typhoon to hit Hong Kong in nearly two decades. “Prepare for the worst,” Hong Kong Security Minister John Lee Ka-chiu urged residents. ADVERTISEMENTStrongest storm in HK since 1999As Mangkhut spun forward, Hong Kong braced for a storm that could be the strongest to hit the city since Typhoon York in 1999. Mangkhut also felled trees, tore bamboo scaffolding off buildings under construction and flooded some areas of Hong Kong with waist-high waters, according to the South China Morning Post. The paper said the heavy rains brought storm surges of 3 meters (10 feet) around Hong Kong.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 16, 2018 07:34 UTC