Typhoon Merbok hits HK, flights cancelled

Hong Kong is being pounded with heavy rains and strong winds as Typhoon Merbok moves across the southern Chinese province of Guangdong.

More than 40 flights were cancelled and another 350 delayed after Typhoon Merbok pounded Hong Kong.

Ten people required treatment during the storm according to Hong Kong's hospital authority, while around 240 others sought refuge in government designated shelters to escape the effects of the storm on Monday night.

The government confirmed on Tuesday it had received no reports of flooding or landslides.

The Hong Kong Observatory said that the typhoon was about 200km north-northeast of Hong Kong on Tuesday morning and moving at approximately 18km/h across the southern Chinese province of Guangdong.

It also said heavy rains and strong winds would continue in Hong Kong throughout Tuesday morning.

In Guangdong more than 120 flights were delayed or cancelled while train services were also suspended, China's Xinhua News Agency reported.

Trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange will resume as normal on Tuesday.


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