Windows of commercial building damaged by typhoon on September 16, 2018 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. City officials raised the storm alert to T10, it's highest level, as Typhoon Mangkhut landed on Hong Kong. The strongest tropical storm of the season so far with winds as fast as 200 kilometres per hour, Mangkhut has reportedly killed at least 64 people in the Philippines before slamming into southern China. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)
Super Typhoon Mangkhut Rips Through Hong Kong After Pummeling Philippines
Cellphone videos show just how destructive the storm has been.
Deadly Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into mainland China Sunday, but not before deadly 100-plus mph winds ripped through the Philippines and Hong Kong.
In the Philippines, the New York Times reports more than 60 were killed in landslides and flooding, while millions are affected with homes and communities destroyed. Now the storm is in China, where two were already killed in Guangdong province.
The 105 mph storm has triggered surges at least 10 feet high, according to China Central Television, and Macau was forced to close its casinos for the first time.
It is believed the storm is the strongest to hit Hong Kong since Typhoon York in 1999. Most of these videos were filmed by citizens in Hong Kong:
\u201cTyphoon #Mangkhut: Bamboo scaffolding collapsing in #HongKong's Kowloon City https://t.co/vw3rCPfflY #TyphoonMangkhut \ud83c\udfa5: Shirlee\u201d— South China Morning Post (@South China Morning Post) 1537069543
\u201cMany parts of #Macau were left seriously flooded, suffering power cuts after #Mangkhut raged through the city. https://t.co/5PRCqyN3nK\u201d— South China Morning Post (@South China Morning Post) 1537135560
\u201cStarting a thread of various videos today in HK and Shenzhen as the world\u2019s strongest storm #TyphoonManghkut wiping our cities. (Videos are not mine but collected from messages doing the rounds w WhatsApp and WeChat)\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cSomeone\u2019s apartment in the east side of HK\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cShek\u2019O beach\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cHigh rise building swinging in #TyphoonManghkut #HK\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cWhen the warning says stay inside, stay inside. #TyphoonManghkut #HK\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cShenzhen Meishawan Hotel #TyphoonManghkut\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cLost cargos in Shenzhen #TyhoonMangkhut\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cEast side of HK. Water surge #TyphoonManghkut\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cChinese nuclear power plant in path of Super Typhoon #Mangkhut https://t.co/bHmiQYwu1E\u201d— South China Morning Post (@South China Morning Post) 1537011006
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Deadly Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into mainland China Sunday, but not before deadly 100-plus mph winds ripped through the Philippines and Hong Kong.
In the Philippines, the New York Times reports more than 60 were killed in landslides and flooding, while millions are affected with homes and communities destroyed. Now the storm is in China, where two were already killed in Guangdong province.
The 105 mph storm has triggered surges at least 10 feet high, according to China Central Television, and Macau was forced to close its casinos for the first time.
It is believed the storm is the strongest to hit Hong Kong since Typhoon York in 1999. Most of these videos were filmed by citizens in Hong Kong:
\u201cTyphoon #Mangkhut: Bamboo scaffolding collapsing in #HongKong's Kowloon City https://t.co/vw3rCPfflY #TyphoonMangkhut \ud83c\udfa5: Shirlee\u201d— South China Morning Post (@South China Morning Post) 1537069543
\u201cMany parts of #Macau were left seriously flooded, suffering power cuts after #Mangkhut raged through the city. https://t.co/5PRCqyN3nK\u201d— South China Morning Post (@South China Morning Post) 1537135560
\u201cStarting a thread of various videos today in HK and Shenzhen as the world\u2019s strongest storm #TyphoonManghkut wiping our cities. (Videos are not mine but collected from messages doing the rounds w WhatsApp and WeChat)\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cSomeone\u2019s apartment in the east side of HK\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cShek\u2019O beach\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cHigh rise building swinging in #TyphoonManghkut #HK\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cWhen the warning says stay inside, stay inside. #TyphoonManghkut #HK\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cShenzhen Meishawan Hotel #TyphoonManghkut\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cLost cargos in Shenzhen #TyhoonMangkhut\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cEast side of HK. Water surge #TyphoonManghkut\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cChinese nuclear power plant in path of Super Typhoon #Mangkhut https://t.co/bHmiQYwu1E\u201d— South China Morning Post (@South China Morning Post) 1537011006
Deadly Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into mainland China Sunday, but not before deadly 100-plus mph winds ripped through the Philippines and Hong Kong.
In the Philippines, the New York Times reports more than 60 were killed in landslides and flooding, while millions are affected with homes and communities destroyed. Now the storm is in China, where two were already killed in Guangdong province.
The 105 mph storm has triggered surges at least 10 feet high, according to China Central Television, and Macau was forced to close its casinos for the first time.
It is believed the storm is the strongest to hit Hong Kong since Typhoon York in 1999. Most of these videos were filmed by citizens in Hong Kong:
\u201cTyphoon #Mangkhut: Bamboo scaffolding collapsing in #HongKong's Kowloon City https://t.co/vw3rCPfflY #TyphoonMangkhut \ud83c\udfa5: Shirlee\u201d— South China Morning Post (@South China Morning Post) 1537069543
\u201cMany parts of #Macau were left seriously flooded, suffering power cuts after #Mangkhut raged through the city. https://t.co/5PRCqyN3nK\u201d— South China Morning Post (@South China Morning Post) 1537135560
\u201cStarting a thread of various videos today in HK and Shenzhen as the world\u2019s strongest storm #TyphoonManghkut wiping our cities. (Videos are not mine but collected from messages doing the rounds w WhatsApp and WeChat)\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cSomeone\u2019s apartment in the east side of HK\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cShek\u2019O beach\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cHigh rise building swinging in #TyphoonManghkut #HK\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cWhen the warning says stay inside, stay inside. #TyphoonManghkut #HK\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cShenzhen Meishawan Hotel #TyphoonManghkut\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cLost cargos in Shenzhen #TyhoonMangkhut\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cEast side of HK. Water surge #TyphoonManghkut\u201d— Jen Zhu (@Jen Zhu) 1537074930
\u201cChinese nuclear power plant in path of Super Typhoon #Mangkhut https://t.co/bHmiQYwu1E\u201d— South China Morning Post (@South China Morning Post) 1537011006