HKFP Lens: Citywide clean-up to begin after Super Typhoon Saola pounds Hong Kong
Hong Kong saw serious flooding, fallen trees, and blown out solar panels as the T10-level Super Typhoon Saola battered the city on Friday night. HKFP’s photographer was on the scene.
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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.
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.
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.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.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.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.Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong Island, in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Mercedes Hutton/HKFP.Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong Island, in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Mercedes Hutton/HKFP.Lamma Island in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.Lamma Island in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.Shek Mun in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Shek Mun in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Shek Mun in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Shek Mun in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Lamma Island in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.Shek Mun in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Lamma Island in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.Lamma Island in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.Lamma Island in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.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 Lam/HKFP. People walk past damaged trees in Tseung Kwan O as Super Typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Sandbags outside a gym as Super Typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. People in raincoats in Tseung Kwan O as Super Typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Tseung Kwan O, in Hong Kong, as Super Typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. 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.A Government Flying Service (GFS) Challenger 605 fixed-wing aircraft captured meteorological data near Super Typhoon Saola on Friday morning. Photo: GovHK.
