Natural disasters

Shek O villagers and volunteers help to clean up fallen trees on September 22, a week after Typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Typhoon shows trees don’t belong in urban Hong Kong

More than 1,500 trees fell when the extremely strong Typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong on September 16 (“Balance needed on trees in green city”, S

24 Sep 2018 - 8:32pm 5

Firefighters help residents at Lei Yue Mun during Typhoon Mangkhut. Photo: Winson Wong

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23 Sep 2018 - 3:25pm 4

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23 Sep 2018 - 7:21pm

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21 Sep 2018 - 9:07pm 1

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Typhoon Mangkhut’s message to Hong Kong: rethink reclamation

21 Sep 2018 - 7:28pm 6

The tree stood at the former marine police headquarters for more than 100 years. Photo: May Tse

‘Save 100-year-old banyan tree felled by typhoon,’ hotel told

21 Sep 2018 - 5:36pm 8

Sewage has been leaking into the sea from the treatment facility Sai Kung. Photo: Facebook

Sewage leaks into Hong Kong's ‘back garden’ after typhoon

21 Sep 2018 - 10:09am

Commuters faced severe disruption on Monday, after Typhoon Mangkhut felled trees and spread debris, affecting public transport. Photo: Sam Tsang

Three in 10 workers ‘would lose out if absent because of typhoon’

20 Sep 2018 - 10:38pm 21

Typhoon Hato, the previous signal 10 storm to hit Hong Kong, whips up waves into the Heng Fa Chuen seafront on August 23, 2017. Photo: David Wong

Does Hong Kong need to go Dutch to combat storm surges?

20 Sep 2018 - 1:55am 1

A flat with no electricity in Tin Cheung House at Tin Ping Estate in Sheung Shui. Photo: Michelle Wong

Nearly 600 families still without electricity after Typhoon Mangkhut

19 Sep 2018 - 10:36pm

Hong Kong reacted well to the battering it received from Mangkhut, but transport chaos and misery the day after has to be addressed for the future. Photo: Sam Tsang

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19 Sep 2018 - 11:08pm 7

Luxury vessels, dinghies and other boats of various sizes were battered while yacht clubs were also seriously damaged

Grounded, damaged or lost: boat owners count cost of monster storm

19 Sep 2018 - 1:01pm 13

Volunteers clean up the Tseung Kwan O Waterfront Park on September 17, the day after Typhoon Mangkhut left a trail of destruction through Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang

A salute to Hong Kong’s spirited clean-up drive after Mangkhut

18 Sep 2018 - 7:00pm 3

Tree had been at Tsim Sha Tsui site – once the marine police headquarters, now a hotel – for more than 100 years

‘Time running out’ to save historic banyan tree felled by typhoon

19 Sep 2018 - 1:04pm 9

Tseung Kwan O Waterfront Park is left destroyed by Typhoon Mangkhut. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong faces days of uncertainty amid struggle to recover from Mangkhut

19 Sep 2018 - 8:19pm 52

Damaged boats at Hong Kong Yacht Club in Causeway Bay. Photo: Handout

How much did Typhoon Mangkhut cost? As much as US$1 billion in Hong Kong alone

18 Sep 2018 - 5:58am 4

Hong Kong Police help residents of Lei Yue Mun to safety on September 16, as the No 10 signal Typhoon Mangkhut caused floods in the low-lying area. Photo: Winson Wong

Hong Kong offices could have waited until typhoon clean-up was over

17 Sep 2018 - 9:00pm 5

A man walks down the flooded Rua de Cinco de Outubro street in Macau as Typhoon Mangkhut approached on September 16. Photo: Dickson Lee

What Typhoon Mangkhut taught us: being prepared works

18 Sep 2018 - 5:05am

After one of the most powerful storms on record to hit the city, suspensions and delays mean confusion and long waits for residents

MTR chaos, roads choked by debris as typhoon recovery begins

17 Sep 2018 - 9:47pm 130

A man walks through a flooded street in Piny Green, North Carolina, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Florence death toll rises to at least 15 as more drenching rains fall

17 Sep 2018 - 4:36am

An abandoned mini van on a flooded road near New Bern, North Carolina. Photo: AFP

Florence brings ‘epic’ rains and flooding to the Carolinas; death toll at 11

16 Sep 2018 - 6:43am 1

Staff erecting fencing at a shop in Macau before Super Typhoon Mangkhut arrives. Photo: Dickson Lee

After tragedies of Hato, Macau races to prepare for Super Typhoon Mangkhut

15 Sep 2018 - 10:13pm

Owners of famous skyscrapers say storm unlikely to cause problems, while bank building smashed up during Hato has strengthened windows

MTR sets up war room and cable cars shuttered as Mangkhut bears down

15 Sep 2018 - 8:26pm 1

The aftermath of Typhoon Wanda in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, 1962. Photo: Handout

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15 Sep 2018 - 11:43pm 2

A Filipino fisherman near the shoreline in the town of Aparri, Cagayan province, which was set to take a battering from Mangkhut. Photo: EPA

Hongkongers told to prepare for the worst as Mangkhut barrels closer

15 Sep 2018 - 12:08pm 10

High winds and storm surge from Hurricane Florence hit Swansboro, North Carolina, on Friday. Photo: AP

Hurricane Florence hits US east coast with high winds and heavy rain

14 Sep 2018 - 10:45pm 1

Experts are split on the benefits of taping windows ahead of storms. Photo: Winson Wong

Is there any point in taping up your windows ahead of storm?

16 Sep 2018 - 2:26pm 36

Mangkhut was hurtling towards the northern Philippines on Thursday night, and forecast to hit Luzon as early as Saturday morning. Photo: EPA

Hong Kong ramps up typhoon preparations, with Taiwan set to escape direct hit

14 Sep 2018 - 8:32am 14

Concerns had previously been raised over the structural safety of the mega bridge. Photo: AP

Engineer fears for mega bridge safety as super typhoon approaches

14 Sep 2018 - 8:33am 31

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