China issues warning as super typhoon approaches Hong Kong
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China issues warning as super typhoon approaches Hong Kong

Jai Singh
31 August 2023
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Super Typhoon Yutu, strongest storm on Earth in 2018. Satellite view. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

China issued a typhoon red warning, its highest possible warning for such an event, at 06:00 local time on Thursday morning as Super Typhoon Saola headed towards Hong Kong and the Guangdong province.

According to media reports, Saola’s windspeed is around 200 km/h (125 mph) and is roughly 315 km (183 miles) southeast of Guangdong, a major manufacturing hub.

The

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