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Typhoon Higos Hits Hong Kong
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August 19, 2020
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0:53Now PlayingHong Kong canceled all tropical cyclone warnings after the city’s strongest storm this year moved away from the city, allowing businesses to reopen and stock trading to start.
The city’s observatory issued the advisory at 1:20 p.m. local time, after earlier raising it to as high as the second-gravest No. 9 signal, according to a statement on its website. Most businesses close and public transport becomes limited when the No. 8 signal or above is in place.
The shutdown came as city faced its toughest social distancing restrictions so far due to a flare up of coronavirus cases, with restaurants forced to stop dine-in services at 6 p.m., public gatherings of more than two people banned and school lessons taking place online.
At 1 p.m., Tropical Storm Higos was centered about 190 km west northwest of Hong Kong’s observatory and will probably continue to weaken, the observatory said.
The government said authorities received 53 reports of fallen trees and two flooding cases as of 11 a.m. Temporary shelters provided refuge for 103 people and seven individuals sought medical treatment in public hospitals, it said.
In 2018, the city raised the maximum No. 10 signal when Typhoon Mangkhut left the city with roads blocked, buildings damaged and low-lying areas flooded.
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