Typhoon Mangkhut landed Hong Kong with each wave as high as 14m

More than 20 trees in the city have all fallen down when this historic typhoon swept through Hong Kong this morning (September 16).

It is predicted that the strongest storm in history ever threatened Hong Kong, since the modern weather recording system works; Observatory in Hong Kong issued alarm level 10 at 9h40 (local time) when super typhoon Mangkhut swept the city with strong winds.

Weather expert Lee Suk-ming said that storms and floods are expected to be much more serious than the devastation of Typhoon Hato last year.

Fallen tree at Shek O. (Photo: Mathieu Brummer).

"We are still psychologically prepared to face huge waves, rising sea levels and severe floods in low-lying areas , " Lee also warned especially from the Observatory. public away from the river.

According to the announcement, waves hitting Hong Kong can be 4m - 14m high. At the mouth of the Heng Fa Chuen area on the east side of Hong Kong Island, a wave-proof wall made of high sandbags built by the government was swept away. In the attack of Typhoon Hato, Heng Fa Chuen is also one of the most severely affected areas in Hong Kong.

Many residents have recorded the first terrible images when the storm hit. As expected, the devastating power of the superhuman Mangkhut in Hong Kong is as strong as it swept across Guam or the Philippines.

The town of Kennedy is located at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island, welcoming the first big waves.(Photo: Xiaomei Chen).

High tide at Heng Fa Chuen when the storm hit.(Photo: Sam Tsang).

Waves hit hard at Shek O. (Source: Jhena Davait)

Typhoon Mangkhut swept the area of ​​Heng Fa Chuen.

Waves and strong winds in the Kowloon area.

Not only in Hong Kong, Macau region is also heavily affected by super typhoon Mangkhut. Many tourists are caught on the road with only a thin raincoat. They said they did not expect that the weather would become so serious. Therefore, they continued to roam the streets of the flooded city without finding any open restaurants.

Super typhoon Mangkhut attacked Macau.