September 2, 2023 5:57 PM

Typhoon Saola makes landfall in Southern China, around 9 lakh people moved to safety

Typhoon Saola made landfall in southern China on Saturday before dawn. Nearly nine lakh people were moved to safety and most of Hong Kong and parts of the coastal mainland suspended business, transport and classes. Damage appeared to be minimal. Some services were returning to normal by afternoon. Guangdong province’s meteorological bureau said the powerful storm churned into an outlying district of the city of Zhuhai, just south of Hong Kong. It was weakenin...