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HONG KONG, July 20 (Reuters) - Rains from Typhoon Wipha pounded Hong Kong on Sunday as the storm skirted southwards before ...
The tropical cyclone made landfall in mainland China late Sunday afternoon with winds near to those of a Category 1 Atlantic ...
Wipha, a Thai name, passed over the Philippines at tropical storm strength and drenched parts of Taiwan on Saturday. In the ...
Passengers were delayed at Hong Kong airport amid the impact of Typhoon Wipha. Footage shows stranded travellers remaining at ...
Hong Kong was battered by strong winds and heavy rain on Sunday as Typhoon Wipha skirted along China's southern coast, with ...
Typhoon Wipha has toppled trees and caused major flight disruptions in Hong Kong and at some nearby airports in China as it moved west off the country’s southern coast ...
This is the dramatic moment locals struggled against strong winds during a typhoon onslaught in Hong Kong. Footage captured ...
The Hong Kong Observatory cancelled the No 1 warning signal on Sunday afternoon as Typhoon Danas moved away from the city, with the forecaster also warning residents to be wary of the extreme heat.
Observatory says it will decide on warning signal as potential cyclone looks set to come within 800km of city in coming days.
In more remote areas, challenges include insufficient coverage of monitoring stations, making localised precipitation forecasting difficult, said Professor Meng Gao from Hong Kong Baptist University.
Hong Kong’s de-facto central bank spent more than a billion dollars propping up the city’s currency, as it sought to defend a peg that has been strained by volatility in the greenback.