Waves batter the waterfront as Typhoon Hato hits Hong Kong on Wednesday. (Reuters photo)HONG KONG -- A powerful typhoon barreled into Hong Kong on Wednesday, forcing offices and schools to close and leaving flooded streets, shattered windows and hundreds of canceled flights in its wake. Typhoon Hato came within 60 kilometres of Hong Kong, close enough to be considered a direct hit under Hong Kong's storm warning system. (continues below)A flooded playground after Typhoon Hato hit Hong Kong on Wednesday. The No.10 signal has only been hoisted 14 other times since 1946, or one for every 72 storms, according to the Hong Kong Observatory.

Source: Bangkok Post August 23, 2017 06:33 UTC