Tyhoon Haima slammed into southern China on Friday, leaving at least one person dead, knocking out power and disrupting airport services.
A 50-year-old man was found dead along the waterfront of Tseung Kwan O, the South China Morning Post reports. Police suspect he was walking along the rocky shore when he lost his footing and fell.
A woman was taken to Prince of Wales Hospital for head injuries after strong winds caused a metal bar to break free from a sign board and fall on her in Sha Tin, the Morning Post also reports.
Haima, known locally as "Lawin," made landfall shortly after noon in the city of Shanwei in Guangdong province, packing winds of up to 166 kilometers (103 miles) per hour before weakening to a tropical storm.
No major damage was immediately reported, though reports said some villages had experienced power outages and officials were on alert for heavy flooding and landslides.
Government officials in Hong Kong told the South China Morning Post that they received almost 200 reports of fallen trees, including two massive timbers near Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, which cut off six lanes of traffic on Gloucester Road. Airports saw at least 740 flights canceled or delayed due to the storm.In the city of Shenzhen, authorities ordered schools, markets and factories to close, halted public transportation and evacuated some areas.
A total of 85 trains were ordered to stop servicesthrough Saturday, the Nanchang Railway Bureau of Jiangxi told ChinaDaily.com.
Haima lashed the financial hub with rain and wind gusts of up to 68 mph. Schools and offices were shut, trading on the stock market suspended and commuter ferry services halted after the third most serious storm signal was hoisted, leaving an eerie calm in the streets of the normally bustling city. More than 740 flights to and from the city's international airport were canceled or delayed. By early afternoon, the storm was about 70 miles east of the city and moving away.
Residents and officials in Guangzhou began making preparations ahead of the storm.
Ferry and train services were canceled and major construction sites were required to cease activity, according to NewsGD.com. A yellow alert was issued by the Guangzhou meteorological bureau, indicating the suspension of kindergarten, primary and high school classes.
The Shenzhen government has also ordered kindergartens and schools to suspend Friday classes.
In the Philippines, Haima's blinding winds and rain on Thursday had rekindled fears of the catastrophe wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, which left 7,300 dead, but there has been no report of any major damage. Large casualties appeared to have been averted after more than 100,000 people fled to safer ground. Several villages were cut off by fallen trees, landslides and floods, impeding communications and aid.
At least 13 people were killed, mostly in landslides and floods, in the fast-moving storm, officials said. But the evacuations from high-risk communities helped prevent a larger number of casualties and thousands were still in emergency shelters due to a powerful that hit the north a few days.
The extent of damage in Cagayan, about 500 kilometers (310 miles) north of Manila, where the typhoon made landfall, was evident in overturned vans, toppled or leaning electric posts and debris blocking roads. Most stores, their window panes shattered and canopies shredded by the wind, were closed.
President Rodrigo Duterte, on a state visit to China, urged people to heed orders by disaster agencies. Duterte is to fly home Friday.
Source: https://www.wunderground.com/news/typhoons-sarika-haima-philippines-china
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