Typhoon Saola weakens but still a threat in southern China
Typhoon Saola moved towards southern China Saturday as a weakened but still dangerous threat that lashed Hong Kong and forced millions to hunker down – Copyright AFP KENA BETANCUR
Typhoon Saola swept across southern China on Saturday after tearing down trees and smashing windows in Hong Kong, although the megacity avoided a feared direct hit from one of the region’s strongest storms in decades.
Tens of millions of people in the densely populated coastal areas of southern China had sheltered indoors on Friday ahead of the storm.
Saola had triggered the city’s highest threat level in Hong Kong on Friday evening — which had only been issued 16 times since World War II.
It was downgraded before
