Tag: Typhoon Mangkhut

Hong Kong commuters battle debris to get to work after devastating typhoon

by Elaine YU Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong commuters clambered over fallen trees and piles of debris Monday in a battle to get to work, as the workaholic city strove to get back to business after a devastating typhoon. Commuters crammed into stations to try to board infrequent trains after the rail system was slowed by damaged power lines. All buses were canceled because many roads were blocked by falling […]

Massive clean-up in Hong Kong after typhoon brings trail of destruction

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong began a massive clean-up Monday after Typhoon Mangkhut raked the city, shredding trees and bringing damaging floods, in a trail of destruction that has left dozens dead in the Philippines and millions evacuated in southern China. The death toll in the Philippines, where the main island of Luzon was mauled with fierce winds and rain, rose to 65 overnight as rescuers pulled more bodies from a huge landslide […]