In a swift response to the approaching Typhoon Saola, authorities in the Chinese province of Guangdong and Hong Kong have cancelled hundreds of flights.
The typhoon boasts wind speeds exceeding 200 kilometers per hour, prompting heightened storm warnings, school closures, and financial market shutdowns on Friday, according to Reuters.
Weather experts report that three tropical cyclones have formed in the northwest Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea.
Saola and Haikui have already been classified as typhoons, while Kirogi, the farthest from land, remains categorized as a tropical storm.
With winds surging at speeds over 200 kilometers per hour, Typhoon Saola is on course to hit the coast of Guangdong province, which includes Hong Kong, on the eastern side of the country.
Chinese authorities have issued a warning that Typhoon Saola could potentially become one of the most powerful typhoons to strike the region since 1949, underlining the significance of this storm event.
