Typhoon Mangkhut Slams Hong Kong After Killing Dozens in Philippines

Typhoon Mangkhut slammed Hong Kong and China after tearing through the Philippines over the weekend.

The storm had 107 mph maximum sustained winds and had gusts of 138 mph, according to the Hong Kong Observatory, according to CNN.

“Rainbands of Mangkhut will still bring heavy squally showers to Hong Kong. Sea will be high with swells. It is expected that Mangkhut will weaken over inland areas of South China, local winds will moderate further on Monday,” according to the Observatory.

“At 10 p.m., Typhoon Mangkhut was centered about 310 kilometers (192 miles) west of Hong Kong (near 22.1 degrees north 111.2 degrees east) and is forecast to move west-northwest at about 30 kilometres (18 mph) per hour into the inland area of southern China and weaken gradually,” according to the agency.

The storm slammed the Philippines on Sept. 15, killing at least 40 people, CNN reported. The Associated Press reported that overall, 64 people died.

More than 2.4 million people had been evacuated in southern China’s Guangdong province by Sunday evening to flee the massive typhoon and nearly 50,000 fishing boats were called back to port, state media reported.

The gambling enclave of Macau closed casinos for the first time and the Hong Kong Observatory warned people to stay away from the Victoria Harbour landmark, where storm surges battered the sandbag-reinforced waterfront.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.