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Timmy Sung

Chris Luo

Mimi Lau

Typhoon Kalmaegi slammed into southern China yesterday, causing floods and power failures and bringing regional air traffic to a standstill.
After touching down in Wengtian township, Wenchang , in Hainan yesterday morning, Kalmaegi battered the Guangdong shoreline before heading inland to parts of Guangxi and Yunnan provinces.

According to the China News Service, more than 20,000 residents from Wengtian and 530,000 throughout southern China were evacuated. More than 80,000 fishing boats were also called back to harbour.
Kalmaegi hit Guangdong just two months after Typhoon Rammasun touched down in the same area, killing 62 people.

Chen Xiaowang, a 52-year-old fisherman from Wengtian, said he and his family went to a shelter but headed back home after Kalmaegi touched down in the morning.
"It's not as intense as Rammasun but trees were toppled. Thankfully our houses and live fish stocks are still intact. The power supply was cut but should be back tomorrow," Chen said.

In the Hainan provincial capital, Haikou , more than 60,000 households were affected by power and water supply cuts, and parts of the city were under water. The typhoon also hit port cities in western Guangdong, including Zhanjiang .
Hundreds of flights to and from Zhuhai , Zhanjiang, Guangzhou, Haikou, Sanya , Beihai and Nanning in Guangxi were cancelled.
Hong Kong's Airport Authority said that by 5pm yesterday, 148 flights had been delayed and 64 cancelled because of the storm.
Kalmaegi was moving northwest at 30km/h, with strong winds and heavy rainfall continuing to affect parts of Guangdong, Hainan and Yunnan.
Trading was suspended on Hong Kong's stock exchange for the morning session.

The No 8 signal was lowered shortly before 11am.
The Government Flying Service was called out to rescue 14 sailors from a mainland cargo vessel 20km southwest of Macau at the request of the Guangdong Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre.
The vessel's captain decided to abandon ship because it was taking in water and in danger of sinking, according to the service.
It said the ship was battered by 10-metre waves and winds of 100km/h.
Kalmaegi first struck the Philippines, which is hit by about 20 storms or typhoons each year. Typhoon Rammasun killed 98 people and left five others missing in provinces around Manila in July.
Timmy Sung, Chris Luo, Mimi Lau, Keira Lu Huang and Clifford Lo
 


Typhoon Kalmaegi swipes western Guangdong, Hainan; Hong Kong gets off lightly

People ride on flooded road as Typhoon Kalmaegi swipes western Guangdong, Hainan. Photo: Sam Tsang

Pedestrians brave the rains as Typhoon Kalmaegi passes south of Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang

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Hong Kong gets off relatively lightly, with squally rains and cancelled flights


Typhoon Kalmaegi slammed into southern China yesterday, causing floods and power failures and bringing regional air traffic to a standstill.
