In the Philippines, at least 60 people died after Typhoon Mangkhut made landfall on Saturday, and many more feared to have been killed after a mudslide struck a miner's bunkhouse. After the Philippines. Storm enters China's area of responsibility, becoming the strongest typhoon in a decade.
Images and videos coming from social media feed show how destructive the storm is. Mangkhut sent scaffolding from skyscrapers toppling, cranes spinning and shattered windows.
I've been in many typhoons, but this one in Hong Kong is pretty bad.— Bryan Druzin (@BryanDruzin) September 16, 2018
This footage is circulating in Hong Kong right now.#Manghkut #HongKong #Typhoon pic.twitter.com/DraMv4d6Yi
Panes of glass fall from high-rise buildings in Guangzhou city, as Typhoon Mangkhut moves toward mainland China.— CNN International (@cnni) September 16, 2018
The city has issued its highest typhoon emergency alert, according to state-run media. More than 100,000 people have been evacuated. https://t.co/n33ctyFBmu pic.twitter.com/SdkGY85QPk
#Mangkhut in HK looks surreal... pic.twitter.com/tRKpEHHZUh— Saunic 🇭🇰 (@Saunic) September 16, 2018
Hong Kong's weather forecast agency recorded levels of storm surge at 11 feet, while the highest possible typhoon warning - advising people to stay indoors and away from windows.
— Akiko Fujita (@AkikoFujita) September 16, 2018
Well, our hotel is now flooding. #shenzhen #TyphoonMangkhut #SuperTyphoonMangkhut #dameisha pic.twitter.com/VPw9PRdHSp— Matt Bossons (@MattBossons) September 16, 2018
Scaffolding collapse at a building site in Kowloon pic.twitter.com/O69ILlXOJr— 高地柏啲 (香港) (@HighlandPaddyHK) September 16, 2018
With many bus lines out of service in the aftermath of #TyphoonMangkhut, the Tai Wai MTR station is a mosh pit of people this morning. pic.twitter.com/O2ndXpCeMC— Mary Hui (@maryhui) September 17, 2018
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