Newsbytes
  • India
  • Business
  • World
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Science
  • Entertainment
  • Auto
  • Lifestyle
  • Inspirational
  • Career
  • Bengaluru
  • Delhi
  • Mumbai
  • Videos
  • Find Cricket Statistics
Hindi
More
Newsbytes
Hindi
Newsbytes
User Placeholder

Hi,

Logout


India
Business
World
Politics
Sports
Science
Entertainment
Auto
Lifestyle
Inspirational
Career
Bengaluru
Delhi
Mumbai
Videos
Find Cricket Statistics

More Links
  • Videos

Download Android App

Follow us on
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • Youtube
 
Home / News / World News / Typhoon Haima shuts down Hong Kong
  • World

    Typhoon Haima shuts down Hong Kong

    Supriya
    Written by
    Supriya
    Mail
    Last updated on Oct 21, 2016, 09:36 pm
    Typhoon Haima shuts down Hong Kong
    Credits:
  • After battering the Philippines and causing massive damage, Super Typhoon Haima, hit Hong Kong a few hours ago.

    Haima is one of the strongest storms to slam Hong Kong this year; nearly 200 trees were down across the city and 740 flights have either been delayed or cancelled.

    Businesses, financial market and schools had already been shut and all forms of transport were affected.

  • In this article
    What is a 'Super Typhoon'? Clockwise or counter-clockwise? Super Typhoon Haima Haima batters Philippines; heads to Hong Kong Hong Kong issues Signal-8 Typhoon Haima shuts down Hong Kong Haima makes landfall in China
  • About

    What is a 'Super Typhoon'?

    What is a 'Super Typhoon'?
  • Powerful storms originating in the western Pacific and southeastern Indian oceans are referred to as typhoons by meteorologists.

    To be categorized as a typhoon, a tropical cyclone must reach sustained wind speeds of 74 miles per hour.

    According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a storm that reaches surface winds of at least 150 miles/hour for 1-minute minimum is a 'Super Typhoon'.

  • Data

    Clockwise or counter-clockwise?

  • In the northern hemisphere, typhoons rotate counter-clockwise whereas in the southern hemisphere, they rotate clockwise. When equated with Hurricanes, a 'Super Typhoon' will be considered at par with a very strong category 4 or a category 5 level Hurricane.

  • About

    Super Typhoon Haima

    Super Typhoon Haima
  • Super Typhoon Haima (Haima) is the 2nd-most intense tropical cyclone of 2016 originating in the North Pacific Ocean; it's also the eleventh typhoon of the annual typhoon season.

    Haima brought sustained winds of 225km/h, at par with a Category-4 hurricane, when it made landfall in northeast-Philippines on October 20.

    100,000 people had been evacuated from the most vulnerable areas and there was widespread damage.

  • October 20, 2016

    Haima batters Philippines; heads to Hong Kong

    Haima batters Philippines; heads to Hong Kong
  • Haima was the second typhoon to hit Philippines this week; twelve people died, there was widespread damage to homes, power-lines and 50,000-60,000 hectares of farmland were also destroyed.

    Since 1950, this is only the third time such severe storms have hit the Philippines back-to-back.

    Village councillor, Willie Cabalteja, said "I'm 60 years old, this is the strongest typhoon I have ever seen."

  • Information

    Hong Kong issues Signal-8

  • Moving on from the Philippines, Haima was headed towards Hong Kong. Its surface winds' speed was 145kms/hour and was expected to make landfall in Hong Kong on October 21. Early morning today, the Hong Kong Observatory issued its third-highest storm warning, Signal No. 8,

  • 21 Oct 2016

    Typhoon Haima shuts down Hong Kong

    Typhoon Haima shuts down Hong Kong
    Credits:
  • After battering the Philippines and causing massive damage, Super Typhoon Haima, hit Hong Kong a few hours ago.

    Haima is one of the strongest storms to slam Hong Kong this year; nearly 200 trees were down across the city and 740 flights have either been delayed or cancelled.

    Businesses, financial market and schools had already been shut and all forms of transport were affected.

  • Information

    Haima makes landfall in China

  • After soaking Hong Kong, Haima has made landfall in southern China, 110 kilometers from Hong Kong, a short while ago. The storm has been significantly downgraded as surface speeds were recorded at 60 kms/hour; the risk of flash flooding and landslides still remains.

  • Hong Kong
  • North Pacific Ocean
  •  
Latest News
  • NewsBytes Briefing: Twitter will soon have paywalls, and more
    NewsBytes Briefing: Twitter will soon have paywalls, and more
    Science
  • Volkswagen Virtus spotted in India, testing parts for Vento replacement
    Volkswagen Virtus spotted in India, testing parts for Vento replacement
    Auto
  • Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.07 million with 16K+ new cases
    Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.07 million with 16K+ new cases
    India
  • 'Mumbai Saga' trailer: A screaming John locks horns with Emraan
    'Mumbai Saga' trailer: A screaming John locks horns with Emraan
    Entertainment
  • Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg pens 'open love letter' to fiance
    Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg pens 'open love letter' to fiance
    Entertainment
Trending Topics
Barcelona Coronavirus
Next News Article
Share
Cancel

Want to share it with your friends too?

Facebook Whatsapp Twitter Linkedin
Copied

Love World news?

Subscribe to stay updated.

World Thumbnail
India News Business News World News Politics News Sports News Science News Entertainment News Auto News Lifestyle News Inspirational News
Career News Bengaluru News Delhi News Mumbai News Bharti Airtel Mukesh Ambani Indian Premier League Samsung Flipkart Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma Cricket News YouTube Hollywood News WhatsApp Bollywood News ISRO Yoga Honda Batman
Football News BMW Vaccine Reliance Jio OPPO Food News, Healthy Recipes Royal Challengers Bangalore Toyota Fashion Tips Farmers Protest
Mercedes Barcelona La Liga Isha Ambani India Vs England Cricket OnePlus Mobiles Android TV Smart TV Bharat Bandh Deadpool
Marvel Comics Avengers Neha Kakkar Premier League
About Us Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions Contact Us News Reviews News Archive Topics Archive Find Cricket Statistics
Follow us on
Facebook Twitter Linkedin Youtube
All rights reserved © NewsBytes 2021