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Typhoon Mangkhut

10-hectare former Kai Tak runway to store trees felled by Typhoon Mangkhut

An area the size of 12 football fields on a former runway in Hong Kong’s old Kai Tak airport will become a dumping ground for trees uprooted by Typhoon Mangkhut, which has left the city with an unprecedented struggle to clean-up its streets.

(Photo: SCMP’s Roy Issa)

October 2, 2018
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Typhoon Mangkhut has caused significant damage to Hong Kong's Duddell Street Steps. The famous steps in Central were the site of Hong Kong’s last four gas lights. Built between 1875 and 1889, the...01:03
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Typhoon damages historic Duddell Street Steps
September 19, 2018
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Three boat owners say their vessels were wrecked by Typhoon Mangkhut after they were denied shelter at the Discovery Bay marina. The owners say marina staff told them all berths were full when...01:29
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Boats destroyed by typhoon after ‘shelter denied’
September 19, 2018
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Nan Jiao 86, a 42-metre military vessel from the People’s Liberation Army’s Hong Kong garrison, was washed ashore at Kau Yi Island by Typhoon Mangkhut, the most intense storm on record to hit Hong...01:33
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Typhoon grounds Chinese navy vessel
September 19, 2018
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The beachside village of Shek O in southeast Hong Kong was one of the areas hardest hit by Typhoon Mangkhut, the most intense storm on record to strike the city. Floodwaters pushed debris onto...02:51
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Beachside village bears the brunt of Typhoon Mangkhut
September 18, 2018
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China’s President Xi Jinping has extended condolences to President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte over Typhoon Mangkhut that has hit the Philippines, killing dozens of people.01:08
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Xi sends condolences to typhoon-devastated Philippines
September 18, 2018
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Typhoon Mangkhut is the most intense storm ever to hit Hong Kong since records began. Hongkongers started to grasp the full extent of the damage on Monday morning. The storm wreaked havoc on the...02:48
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Typhoon Mangkhut devastates Hong Kong’s shores
September 17, 2018
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Typhoon Mangkhut has left a trail of destruction in Macau as residents focus on clean up and recovery.00:58
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Macau spared the worst from Typhoon Mangkhut
September 17, 2018
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After the most intense storm since records began hit the city, more than 600 sections of road across Hong Kong were blocked by downed trees and other debris. The aftermath of typhoon Mangkhut...00:58
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Typhoon Mangkhut’s trail of destruction
September 17, 2018
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Typhoon Mangkhut that hit Hong Kong on Sunday swamped a golf course in Shek O, leaving it covered with water and debris.01:52
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Typhoon Mangkhut swamps golf course in Shek O
September 17, 2018
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Rescuers rushed to save at least 40 people, mostly miners and their families, buried by a landslide after Typhoon Mangkhut hit the Philippines on Saturday. The super typhoon, the strongest in the...01:13
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Race to save trapped miners in Philippines
September 17, 2018
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At least two people were reported killed and dozens of others injured after Typhoon Mangkhut smashed into southern China’s Guangdong province on Sunday.01:10
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Typhoon Mangkhut strikes Guangdong
September 17, 2018
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Hong Kong commuters suffered a chaotic start to the week after Typhoon Mangkhut swept through the city on Sunday. Most public transport remained suspended on Monday due to collapsed trees and...01:18
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Typhoon Mangkhut brings transport chaos to Hong Kong
September 17, 2018
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Typhoon Mangkhut smashed into Hong Kong on Sunday, September 16, packing wind gusts of over 230km/h. The Hong Kong Observatory issued a No 10 signal, the highest on its typhoon alert scale, and...03:01
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Typhoon Mangkhut smashes through Hong Kong
September 16, 2018
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After being hit by Typhoon Mangkhut, Macau is suffering serious flooding near its inner harbour.00:34
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Macau suffers serious flooding and power cuts
September 16, 2018
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Typhoon Mangkhut’s path of destruction in Hong Kong.02:15
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Typhoon Mangkhut’s path of destruction
September 16, 2018
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Footage of Typhoon Mangkhut’s storm surge completely flooding the inner harbour of Macau.00:51
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Typhoon Mangkhut floods Macau's inner harbour
September 16, 2018
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Footage of Typhoon Mangkhut hitting Macau.00:40
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Typhoon Mangkhut hits Macau
September 16, 2018
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Visibility was drastically reduced as powerful Typhoon Mangkut hit Hong Kong. The normally iconic view of the Hong Kong island skyline from the Kowloon side was practically erased by the severe...01:57
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Typhoon Mangkhut hammers Kowloon
September 16, 2018
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Over the past 40 years, typhoons in Asia have become stronger and more destructive because of rising ocean temperatures, according to climate scientists. And based on most projections, severe...09:22
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Central under water in 80 years? HK’s coming climate crisis
May 22, 2022
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Local scientists warn that Hong Kong will suffer from extreme weather that can overwhelm infrastructure, if the world fails to keep temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius. The warning...01:53
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Dire climate change warning for HK
August 11, 2021
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Typhoon Mangkhut was the most intense typhoon to hit Hong Kong since records began being kept in the mid-1940s and the strongest storm of 2018. This feature presentation recounts that day through...16:01
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Documentary: Typhoon Mangkhut – the whole picture
October 16, 2018
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