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A man holds onto a lamp post against strong wind as Typhoon Hato hits Hong Kong. Tyrone Siu / Reuters.

A woman tries to light a cigarette as workers shelter from winds from Typhoon Hato in Hong Kong's central district.
Heavy rains and driving winds lashed Hong Kong on August 23 shutting schools and the stock market and bringing chaos to the city's international airport where hundreds of flights were cancelled. Anthony Wallace / AFP. — A woman tries to light a cigarette as workers shelter from winds from Typhoon Hato in Hong Kong's central district. Heavy rains and driving winds lashed Hong Kong on August 23 shutting schools and the stock market and bringing chaos to the city's international airport where hundreds of flights were cancelled. Anthony Wallace / AFP.

A Chinese sanitation worker rides a bicycle against the strong winds caused by Typhoon Hato on a road along the seacoast in Zhuhai, in China's southern Guangzhou province. AFP.

A wave caused by Typhoon Hato surges past the barrier along the seacoast in Zhuhai in China's southern Guangzhou province. AFP.

Waves triggered by Typhoon Hato are seen in Hong Kong, China. Tyrone Siu / Reuters

Waves triggered by Typhoon Hato are seen in Hong Kong, China. Tyrone Siu / Reuters.

A man takes a photo while standing in a flooded street in the Heng Fa Chuen area as Typhoon Hato hits Hong Kong. Anthony Wallace / AFP.

A man holds onto a lamp post against strong wind as Typhoon Hato hits Hong Kong. Tyrone Siu / Reuters.

A woman tries to light a cigarette as workers shelter from winds from Typhoon Hato in Hong Kong's central district.
Heavy rains and driving winds lashed Hong Kong on August 23 shutting schools and the stock market and bringing chaos to the city's international airport where hundreds of flights were cancelled. Anthony Wallace / AFP. — A woman tries to light a cigarette as workers shelter from winds from Typhoon Hato in Hong Kong's central district. Heavy rains and driving winds lashed Hong Kong on August 23 shutting schools and the stock market and bringing chaos to the city's international airport where hundreds of flights were cancelled. Anthony Wallace / AFP.

A Chinese sanitation worker rides a bicycle against the strong winds caused by Typhoon Hato on a road along the seacoast in Zhuhai, in China's southern Guangzhou province. AFP.

A wave caused by Typhoon Hato surges past the barrier along the seacoast in Zhuhai in China's southern Guangzhou province. AFP.

Waves triggered by Typhoon Hato are seen in Hong Kong, China. Tyrone Siu / Reuters

Waves triggered by Typhoon Hato are seen in Hong Kong, China. Tyrone Siu / Reuters.

A man takes a photo while standing in a flooded street in the Heng Fa Chuen area as Typhoon Hato hits Hong Kong. Anthony Wallace / AFP.

A man holds onto a lamp post against strong wind as Typhoon Hato hits Hong Kong. Tyrone Siu / Reuters.

Hong Kong raises highest warning for Severe Typhoon Hato

The weather observatory raised the storm warning to the city's maximum Typhoon 10 signal — meaning hurricane force winds are expected

Agence France Presse

August 23, 2017

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