Taiwan has suspended flights, rail transport and ferry services along with classes and outdoor events and it is urging workers to stay home as the island prepares for the arrival of Typhoon Haikui.
Parts of Taiwan were already feeling the effects of Haikui’s heavy rain and high winds, and dozens of domestic flights were canceled, along with air services to Hong Kong and Macao. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 137 kph , with gusts up to 173 kph , according to the island’s meteorological bureau.
Because of Saoloa, workers in a number of Chinese cities stayed at home and students saw the start of their school year postponed from Friday to Monday. Trading on Hong Kong’s stock market was suspended Friday and hundreds of people were stranded at the airport after about 460 flights were canceled in the key regional business and travel hub.
However, by Saturday night, the observatory had canceled all warnings and the hundreds who had taken shelter at prepared facilities were returning home.in years in various regions. Dozens of people have been killed, including in outlying mountainous parts of the capital, Beijing.
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