#China has been hit by powerful typhoon #Saola, which has become the most destructive in the region since 1949, local media reported.
Strong winds are blowing down trees and people, and the streets of cities are under water.
Authorities in the southeast of the country and Hong Kong have already suspended air travel and declared the highest level of danger.
Ein Toter und viele Verletzte nach Taifun "Saola" in Südchina
Mit Sorge hatten die Behörden in Hongkong und Shenzhen den Taifun "Saola" erwartet - in der Nacht ist er nun auf Land getroffen. Zwar fiel er schwächer aus als befürchtet, aber es gibt dennoch einen Toten und 55 Verletzte. Von Eva Lamby-Schmitt.
Latest satellite picture of Typhoon #Saola near #Yangjiang, China. Maximum wind speeds over 155 km/h. #TyphoonSaola #台風9号 #weather #WX
#saola #yangjiang #typhoonsaola #台風9号 #weather #wx
366 flights to #HongKong cancelled due to #typhoon #saola -- Hong Kong #Disneyland closed. #TyphoonSaola #cyclones https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3233022/super-typhoon-saola-hong-kong-observatory-warns-weather-worsen-rapidly-storm-well-defined-eyewall?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage
#hongkong #typhoon #saola #disneyland #typhoonsaola #cyclones
Speaking of the eye(s) of the storm(s): While super-#typhoon #Saola is about to make landfall in the #HongKong region, the next typhoon #Haikui is likely to make landfall in #Taiwan. It will be the first direct hit from a typhoon for the country (NOT a so-called province of you know whom...) since August 2019.
Luckily Haikui is much weaker than Saola. #weather #FarEast
#typhoon #saola #hongkong #haikui #taiwan #weather #fareast
Typhoon #Saola near Hong Kong earlier today. Maximum winds over 220 km/h, pressure 935 hPa. #TyphoonSaola #台風9号 #weather #WX
#saola #typhoonsaola #台風9号 #weather #wx
Le typhon #Saola évolue actuellement en catégorie 4 en mer de Chine méridionale. Il menace le sud de la Chine et Hong-Kong, peuplé de 7,5 millions d'habitants, qui pourrait ne pas avoir connu de #Typhon d'une telle puissance depuis 1949. https://twitter.com/lachainemeteo/status/1697524707405214019/photo/1
🐦🔗 https://twitter.com/lachainemeteo/status/1697524707405214019
🕐 01/09 10:20
Le typhon #Saola, équivalent catégorie 4, approche de la baie de #HongKong ce matin. Il devrait passer immédiatement au large de la ville en fin de journée. https://twitter.com/KeraunosObs/status/1697495022000554180/photo/1
🐦🔗 https://twitter.com/KeraunosObs/status/1697495022000554180
🕐 01/09 08:22
Hong Kong grounds flights, shuts schools as super Typhoon Saola nears | Weather News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/1/hong-kong-grounds-flights-shuts-schools-as-super-typhoon-saola-nears
"Super Typhoon Saola’s top wind speeds recorded at 205km per hour (127mph) as it approaches China’s southern coast."
Sunrise over Typhoon #Saola southeast of Hong Kong #TyphoonSaola #台風9号 #weather #WX
#saola #typhoonsaola #台風9号 #weather #wx
"The southwest monsoon is being enhanced by Super #TyphoonGoring (#Saola), which earlier left the Philippine Area of Responsibility; Severe #TropicalStormHanna (#Haikui), which is inside PAR; and Severe #TropicalStormKirogi, which is outside PAR." #Philippines #BadWeather #HeavyRains
#MetroManila among areas worst affected by enhanced #SouthwestMonsoon
https://www.rappler.com/nation/weather/severe-tropical-storm-hanna-southwest-monsoon-update-pagasa-forecast-august-31-2023-11pm/
#heavyrains #badweather #southwestmonsoon #metromanila #philippines #tropicalstormkirogi #haikui #tropicalstormhanna #saola #typhoongoring
Typhoon #Saola will pass very close to #HongKong. Heavy rainfall, urban flooding, and storm surge should be expected along the #Guangdong coast.