- Typhoon Saola left a trail of destruction in Hong Kong
as it battered the financial hub Friday into Saturday.
A glass panel fell from an office building, water gushed
from broken pipes, and fallen trees were
strewn over numerous roads.
Businesses, schools, and financial markets
were shut as Hong Kong imposed its highest hurricane storm
signal, 10, on Friday night.
One resident, Marianne Bray, described how
the storm felt at its worst.
MARIANNE BRAY: The wind is absolutely ferocious.
The closest reading is on an island
next to us which is around 140km an hour.
So in the village where I live, we've had
aircons blow off, roofs, doors.
So it's actually-- we came home--
we were trying to come home before the storm got really
bad, and it was actually really frightening
because we thought there were things
that are going to fall on us.
- By early Saturday, authorities downgraded the typhoon warning
in Hong Kong.
Its normally bustling streets were lined with trees
uprooted by strong winds.
Super typhoon Saola was among the strongest storms
to hit Southern China in decades.
After lashing out at Hong Kong, the typhoon
made landfall in Guangdong.
Floods were seen in Huizhou, and hundreds of thousands
were evacuated from high-risk areas.
A second typhoon, Haikui, is approaching Taiwan.
It's set to hit the island on Sunday
before heading to China's province of Fujian.