Hong Kong’s ‘up to 2 trillion won’ damage to ‘super strong’ Saola, Haikui, Guangdong and Fujian landings on the Chinese mainland on the 5th, maximum wind speed of 165km/h… Hong Kong Issues Warning No. 1
▲ Huge waves hit the breakwater on the coast of Yilan County in the northeastern part of Taiwan on the 3rd when Typhoon Haikui, the 11th, landed in eastern Taiwan. 2023.9.3 AFP Yonhap News Hong Kong, which suffered hundreds of billions of dollars in economic damage from the 9th typhoon Saola, issued another typhoon warning on the 4th in preparation for the 11th typhoon Haikui heading north. Haikui is expected to land in mainland China on the 5th and affect from the eastern coast of Guangdong Province to southern Fujian Province.
According to the Hong Kong South China Morning Post (SCMP), the Hong Kong Observatory issued Typhoon Warning No. 1, a preliminary warning, at 4:40 am on the 4th (local time) as Haikui approached.
An observatory official said, “The movement of the haikui is still uncertain,” and said that the first alert would continue for the rest of the day.
▲ A man takes pictures of huge waves on the coast of Yilan County in northeastern Taiwan on the 3rd after Typhoon Haikui landed in eastern Taiwan. 2023.9.3 AFP Yonhap News Haikui, which developed into a super typhoon accompanied by strong winds with a maximum wind speed of 165 km/h, is expected to enter the Taiwan Strait this evening and land on mainland China the next day.
Hong Kong is expected to fall under the influence of Haikui in four days, following heavy damage from Saola, which recorded wind speeds of over 200 km/h on the 1st.
▲ Trees fall down on the streets of Hong Kong in the aftermath of Typhoon Saola, which hit Hong Kong, China. 2023.9.2 AFP Yonhap News ▲ A taxi damaged by a fallen tree in the strong winds accompanying Typhoon Saola, which hit Hong Kong, China. 2023.9.2 Reuters Yonhap News Saola, which hit Hong Kong and Guangdong Province, injured 75 people in Hong Kong alone, and in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, deaths came from a vehicle crushed by a fallen tree.
It is evaluated that Saola can be recorded as the most powerful typhoon to hit southern China in 74 years.
Local economists analyzed that the two-day turmoil caused by Saola cost the Hong Kong economy between HK$3.3 billion and HK$12 billion (about 2 trillion won).
Here, there is an analysis that if the city is congested again due to haikui, the economic damage will increase even more. 2023.9.2 AFP Yonhap News ▲ On the 2nd, workers are repairing damage caused by Typhoon Saola No. 9 in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, southern China. 2023.9.2 AFP Yonhap News Previously, Haikui landed in Taiwan on the 3rd and caused damage. It is the first typhoon to hit Taiwan directly in four years.
At least 21,000 homes were cut off from power by the typhoon that made landfall on the mountainous Taitung coast in eastern Taiwan.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Home Affairs announced that more than 2,800 people had been evacuated from seven cities. Flights and ships have been canceled, and schools and offices in southern and eastern Taiwan have been closed.
Reporter Lee Jung-soo
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2023-09-04 01:44:47
