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| The Observatory gave regular updates on the typhoon throughout the day |
Hong Kong has avoided a direct hit from Typhoon Wipha, which caused Hurricane Signal No 10 to be raised at 9:20am today, and lasted for nearly seven hours before being replaced by T8 at 4:10pm.
According to the Hong Kong Observatory, the signal
will be further lowered to T3 at 7:40pm today, as Wipha moves further away from
the territory.
During its passage, it felled a total of 471 trees,
most of which were reported to the Fire Services Department as of 4pm.
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| PAANO SUMALI? BASAHIN DITO |
At about the same time, a total of 26 people – 16 males
and 10 females – have sought medical treatment at the accident and emergency
departments at various public hospitals.
Another 253 people have sought refuge at 34
temporary shelters set up by the Home Affairs Department.
The No 10 signal, the
highest-level warning, means that winds with mean speeds of 118km/h or more are
expected.
The last No 10 signal was
during Super Typhoon Saola in 2023, with the storm causing 86 injuries,
landslides and thousands of trees to fall.
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| The strong winds toppled potted plants and scatttered debris at many gardens across HK |
At 6 p.m., Typhoon Wipha was centred about 160 kilometres west-southwest of Hong Kong and is forecast to move west at about 22 kilometres per hour, skirting the vicinity of the coast of western Guangdong.
The Observatory said winds are progressively getting
weaker, but gale to storm force southeasterly
The forecaster said local winds are weakening
progressively, but gale to storm force southeasterly winds are still affecting
parts of the territory occasionally.
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| Basahin ang detalye |
Everyone is urged to remain alert and to stay away
from the shoreline, an advice that a number of people of people seem to have
disregarded, as shown on various video clips posted on Facebook.
