Typhoon Hato made landfall along with rising tides, causing sea levels to rise unusually in Hong Kong. Around the city, traffic is paralyzed, people are trying to protect themselves and their property from the impact of the storm.
According to Hong Kong Free Press, the city's hardest hit area is Lamma Island. Widespread flooding, fallen trees, garbage and debris spilled onto the water surface.
Video footage of the storm's devastation shows a scaffolding hanging in the air next to an apartment building, breaking many windows.
Member Lam Cheuk-ting criticized the management company and the technician for being irresponsible because according to regulations, suspended scaffolding cannot be used in bad weather conditions. According to Mr. Lam, he will ask the government to investigate the incident.
On the afternoon of August 23, the Hong Kong government office said that the 1823 switchboard had received 466 reports of fallen trees. debris and garbage are scattered all over the streets of the city. The Hong Kong Drainage Authority has received four flood notices and one landslide notice.
A 1.9m deep parking lot in the Heng Fa Chuen area containing about 100 cars was also deeply flooded. Waves up to 6m high along the coast as the storm makes landfall. Thousands of cockroaches have moved to escape the flooding near the coast in Nossa Senhora de Fatima, Ma Cao.
At 11:26 p.m. on August 23, the Hong Kong Observatory lowered the storm warning signal. According to CNN, 12 people searched online when Typhoon Hato made landfall, of which up to 8 people died in Ma Cao.
Due to the impact of the storm, businesses closed, the Hong Kong stock market stopped trading, and about 450 flights were canceled on the morning of August 23.
