Beijing sources have reported that at least 12 people were killed as typhoon Hato, the strongest this year, lashed southern China. Accordingly eight people were killed Macau on Wednesday. Among the victims were a 62 year old man who died in a fall, a 45 year old man who was hit and killed by a car and a 30 year old man who was trapped under a wall.
Meanwhile in China's Guangdong province, four people have been reported dead. Accordingly the storm made landfall on Wednesday morning and caused widespread power outages throughout Macau. In a statement on Thursday, a Macau government spokesman said it was the strongest storm to hit the city in 53 years and the storm) had a severe impact across the city.
Moreover in Hong Kong, the city's weather service, declared a Signal 10
Tropical Cyclone Warning the highest alert level. According to the Hong Kong
government, almost 700 reports of fallen trees were made across the city, while
over 100 people were injured. Some 480 flights were cancelled.
