South China Morning Post

2 Sep 2012
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In the eye of the storm

Fifty years ago, Hong Kong was battered by the most intense typhoon to have hit our shores since records began. Jason Wordie surveys the damage wreaked by Wanda

The SS Cronulla lies stricken off North Point after being blown from her moorings in Yau Ma Tei by Typhoon Wanda on September 1, 1962. Photos: SCMP; Information Services Department

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