Bracing for a super typhoon

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Published: 12:27, September 5, 2024 | Updated: 22:32, September 5, 2024

Bracing for a super typhoon

By Wang Zhan

An electronic billboard in Tsim Sha Tsui, South China's Hong Kong announces the Hong Koong Observatory's issuance of the typhoon signal No. 8 as Super Typhoon Yagi edges closer to the city on Sept 5, 2024. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG - Hong Kong prepared for heavy rains and strong winds on Thursday as Super Typhoon Yagi edged closer to the city.

The Hong Kong Observatory hoisted the typhoon signal No. 8 at 6:20 pm, with Yagi expected to skirt around 300 kilometers to the southwest of Hong Kong on Thursday night and Friday morning.

Adam Lam of China Daily took the photos.

Windows at the entrace of a business buidling are taped in preparation for strong wind as typhoon Yagi edges closer to Hong Kong on Sept 5, 2024. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)

The goods at a vegetable stall in Hung Hom, South China's Hong Kong are sold out after residents stocked up on food ahead of the arrival of Super Typhoon Yagi on Sept 5, 2024. (ATLAS SHAO / CHINA DAILY)

A long queue forms at a Queen Mary Hospital bus stop as residents hurry to get home before the Hong Kong Observatory raises the No. 8 signal on September 5,2024. (STEPHY ZHANG/ CHINA DAILY)

A woman's hair is ruffled by strong wind as typhoon Yagi edges closer to Hong Kong on Sept 5, 2024. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)

A sign reading "Typhoon Signal T3 is hoisted" is seen at the Ferry Pier on Sept 5, 2024. as typhoon Yagi edges closer to Hong Kong. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)

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