People move away as waves caused by Typhoon Utor crash on a seawall in Haikou, Hainan province August 14, 2013. REUTERS/China Daily
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A typhoon struck the south coast of China on Wednesday, forcing airlines to cancel flights and halting stock exchange trading in the financial centre of Hong Kong after leaving a trail of destruction in the Philippines.
The Hong Kong weather observatory raised its No. 8 tropical cyclone signal early in the day, its third highest alert, but had lowered it by the afternoon as Typhoon Utor moved inland west of the territory.
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