Destructive winds: Barricades blown down in the central district as the typhoon signal number 10 is hoisted as Typhoon Wipha moves towards Hong Kong. — AFP
The region issued its highest tropical cyclone warning as Typhoon Wipha battered the city, with authorities cancelling classes and grounding hundreds of flights.
Wipha was located around 60km south-east of Hong Kong as of 10am (0200 GMT), according to the city’s weather observatory.
