By The SUN
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| Ma-on is expected to come closest to HK between 5am and 9am tomorrow |
The Observatory raised Storm
Signal No 8 at 7:25pm Wednesday, as severe tropical storm Ma-on moved within
310 kilometres south-southwest of Hong Kong, moving at 28 kilometres an hour.
Ma-on remains on track to
come within 200 km south-southwest of Hong Kong early tomorrow morning.
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The Observatory said the No 8
signal will remain hoisted until at least 6am tomorrow.
It warned that the storm
poses a considerable threat to Hong Kong as it will move close enough to cause
a storm surge and “astronomical high tide” or a water level around three meters
higher that the normal tide heights.
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The high water level which
could lead to flooding in low-lying areas is forecast to happen off Quarry Bay
between 5am and 9am tomorrow.
Separately, the Islands
District Office announced that the flood alert system for residents of Tai O has
been activated, amid fears of serious flooding in the area.
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This means, an emergency
co-ordination centre will be set up to handle any evacuation, rescue and
emergency relief efforts.
Residents living in the
low-lying areas of Tai O are urged to take shelter elsewhere to avoid being
caught in floods.
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Ma-on headed towards the
coast of Guangdong at about 9am today, after causing heavy rains and severe
flooding in the northern Philippines, where it was given the local name
Florita.
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| Tunghayan ang isa na namang kwentong Dream Love |
Offices and schools were shut
for two days in the national capital and neighboring countries as the storm
made landfall in the northern Philippines, but caused heavy flooding in a large
swathe of the main island of Luzon
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