The typhoon Haima slams Hong Kong October 21, 2016
The Haima typhoon hits China after wreaking havoc in the Philippines, killing at least 13.
T yphoon Haima hit southern China on Friday after pounding the northern Philippines, causing floods, landslides and blackouts and killing at least 13 people.
Chinese meteorological service said the typhoon hit the ground afternoon in the city of Shanwei in Guangdong province with winds reaching 166 km 103 miles per hour before weakening to a tropical storm.
No major damage was immediately reported, although reports said some villages had experienced blackouts and officials were on alert for floods and landslides.
Filipino villagers paddle a boat to a community that was flooded hit by super typhoon Haima.
D ozens flights and rail services in several southern provinces, we CANCELED In Shenzhen, authorities ordered schools, markets and factories to close and evacuate some areas.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong financial center Haima blasted with rain and wind gusts up to 109 kph 68 mph.
Schools and offices were closed, trading on the stock market was suspended and commuter ferry services stopped after the third signal of more serious storm was hoisted, leaving an eerie calm on the streets of the bustling city normally.
People lined against the rain in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.
People brave the wind on the Victoria Habour waterfront as approaching Typhoon Haima Hong Kong Credit AP.
M ore than 740 flights to and from the international airport of the city were canceled or delayed, but by early afternoon the storm was about 110 kilometers 70 miles east of the city and away .
In the Philippines, Haima has revived fears of the disaster caused by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 that left 7,300 dead.
But the biggest victims appeared to have been averted this time, after more than 100,000 people have fled to safer ground.
At least 13 people were killed, mostly in landslides and flooding, but evacuations have helped prevent more casualties.
The extent of damage in Cagayan, about 500 kilometers 310 miles north of Manila, where the typhoon hit the ground, was evident in the overturned wagons, overturned or leaning power poles and debris blocking roads Most shops , their broken windows and canopies shredded by the wind, were closed.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, during a state visit to China, urged people to consider the orders disaster agencies.
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