Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said via his social media that he had instructed the relevant authorities to plan ahead and prepare for the expected emergency.
“I reminded all units that they should be extremely alert to the crisis. and plan ahead for the worst possible scenario,” he said.
Meanwhile, not far from Hong Kong… #Saola pic.twitter.com/XFo2fQ8iRB
—Zoom Earth (@zoom_earth) August 30, 2023
Subsequently, the general secretary of the former colony, Eric Chang Kwok-ki He confirmed at a press conference the break in classes and the rest of the measures approved due to the onset of the storm.
After the announcement by the authorities, residents rushed to supermarkets, where there were long lines of grocery carts.
Saola, which has already hit the northern Philippines, threatens to be the biggest typhoon to hit Hong Kong. since Mangkhut devastated the city five years ago, blocking roads, damaging buildings and flooding suburbs.
A surreal scenario happening now: an extremely powerful Category 4 typhoon intact. #saola 🦄 heading straight for one of the most densely populated and urbanized regions in the world – the Pearl River Delta Capital Region 🤯 pic.twitter.com/eJQM1jNNM5
— Minghao Zhou (@Minghao_Zhou) September 1, 2023
The tropical cyclone will move from west to northwest at about 10 km/h over the northeast of the South China Sea and towards the east coast of Guangdong on the Chinese mainland.
Saola will make landfall along the coast at some point between mainland Guangdong and Hong Kong between noon and evening Sept. 1, according to the meteorological observatory.
According to the official body, If it maintains predicted intensity, this typhoon could be one of the five strongest to make landfall in Guangzhou since 1949.
The passage of Super Typhoon Saola through the northern tip of the Philippines early Wednesday resulted in the evacuation of at least 48,000 people and caused extensive damage after several rivers overflowed.
Source: La Opinion
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