High waves hit the shore at Heng Fa Chuen, a residental district near the waterfront, as Typhoon Mangkhut slams Hong Kong on Sunday. If you thought Florence was bad...check out Cat5 #Mangkhut in Hong Kong right now. Collapsed bamboo scaffolding is seen hanging from a building during the typhoon in Hong Kong on Sunday. Storm surges in Hong KongThe paper said the heavy rains brought storm surges of three metres around Hong Kong. Hong Kong Security Minister John Lee Ka-chiu urged residents to prepare for the worst.

Source: CBC News September 16, 2018 10:52 UTC