Hong Kong issued its second-highest typhoon alert on Sunday, shutting down transport services and schools as Typhoon Quino brought strong winds and rain.
According to the ‘AFP’ report, Quino comes a month following Typhoon Saula hit Hong Kong, the highest ‘T10’ warning issued.
A week later the city experienced its heaviest rainfall in nearly 140 years, flooding subway stations and malls, and landslides.
The Hong Kong Weather Observatory warned of heavy rain with strong winds, while Quino is moving towards the Pearl River Estuary and is expected to make landfall 70 kilometers (43 miles) south of the city before midnight. Will get close.
On Sunday, Typhoon Quino issued a ‘T8’ signal, the second major warning in Hong Kong’s warning system, for most of the day. goes
The storm carried winds of up to 145 kilometers per hour, while the weather advisory raised the warning signal to ‘T9’ in Syria.
It said that this means the intensity of the winds might increase significantly, adding that do not leave the house and do not stand in front of doors and windows, make sure you stay in a safe place.
Schools, daycare centers, cargo terminals, ferries and buses remained suspended throughout the day.
About 90 flights were canceled and another 130 were delayed, according to the Hong Kong Airport Authority.
The Hong Kong government received reports of 11 trees falling and 6 people being injured.
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2024-07-14 21:51:14
