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HKFP Lens: Citywide clean-up to begin after Super Typhoon Saola pounds Hong Kong

Hong Kong Free Press

Typhoon Saola

By Kyle Lam, Tom Grundy and Mercedes Hutton.

Hong Kong is assessing the damage after its largest storm in five years. Super Typhoon Saola – classified as a T-10 hurricane-force event – pounded the city on Friday night, causing flooding and damage to trees, power lines, scaffolding and solar panels.

Typhoon Saola Sha Tin
Shing Mun River in Sha Tin on Saturday, September 2, 2023 after it flooded in the wake of Super Typhoon Saola. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

Update: Hong Kong assesses damage after hurricane-force storm batters city

Typhoon Saola Sha Tin
Shing Mun River in Sha Tin on Saturday, September 2, 2023 after it flooded in the wake of Super Typhoon Saola. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Typhoon Saola Sha Tin
Shing Mun River in Sha Tin on Saturday, September 2, 2023 after it flooded in the wake of Super Typhoon Saola. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Typhoon Saola Sha Tin
Shing Mun River in Sha Tin on Saturday, September 2, 2023 after it flooded in the wake of Super Typhoon Saola. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Typhoon Saola Sha Tin
Shing Mun River in Sha Tin on Saturday, September 2, 2023 after it flooded in the wake of Super Typhoon Saola. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Typhoon Saola Big Wave Bay,
Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong Island, in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Mercedes Hutton/HKFP.
Typhoon Saola Big Wave Bay,
Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong Island, in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Mercedes Hutton/HKFP.
Lamma Island Typhoon Saola
Lamma Island in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
Lamma Island Typhoon Saola
Lamma Island in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
Typhoon Saola shek mun
Shek Mun in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Typhoon Saola shek mun
Shek Mun in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Typhoon Saola shek mun
Shek Mun in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Typhoon Saola shek mun
Shek Mun in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Lamma Island Typhoon Saola
Lamma Island in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
Typhoon Saola shek mun
Shek Mun in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Lamma Island Typhoon Saola
Lamma Island in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
Lamma Island Typhoon Saola
Lamma Island in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
Lamma Island Typhoon Saola
Lamma Island in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
Lamma Island Typhoon Saola
Lamma Island in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
People in raincoats in Tseung Kwan O as Super Typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Photo: Kyle La/HKFP.
People in raincoats in Tseung Kwan O as Super Typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Photo: Kyle La/HKFP.
People walk past damaged trees People in raincoats in Tseung Kwan O as Super Typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Photo: Kyle La/HKFP.
People walk past damaged trees in Tseung Kwan O as Super Typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Photo: Kyle La/HKFP.
Sandbags outside a gym as Super Typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Photo: Kyle La/HKFP.
Sandbags outside a gym as Super Typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Photo: Kyle La/HKFP.
People in raincoats in Tseung Kwan O as Super Typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Photo: Kyle La/HKFP.
People in raincoats in Tseung Kwan O as Super Typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Photo: Kyle La/HKFP.
Tseung Kwan O, in Hong Kong, as Super Typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Photo: Kyle La/HKFP.
Tseung Kwan O, in Hong Kong, as Super Typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Photo: Kyle La/HKFP.
Typhoon Saola Lei Yue Mun umbrella waves tropical cyclone rain Sam Ka Tsuen
Super Typhoon Saola on Friday brought gales to Sam Ka Tsuen, a coastal village in Lei Yue Mun. The Hong Kong Observatory warned that there may be serious flooding, with the water level in low-lying areas expected to rise rapidly on Friday evening. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Super Typhoon Saola
A Government Flying Service (GFS) Challenger 605 fixed-wing aircraft captured meteorological data near Super Typhoon Saola on Friday morning. Photo: GovHK.

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