Almost 900 Hong Kong Flights Canceled as Typhoon Batters City

A worker clears debris at a promenade during a No. 9 Storm Signal in Hong KongPhotographer: Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg
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Airlines and passengers over parts of Asia have been grounded as Typhoon Mangkhut belted Hong Kong with mammoth gales and rain before moving toward China’s Guangdong province.

According to the Hong Kong Airport Authority, 889 flights were canceled Sunday because of the storm. The city’s Airport Express train and bus service were also suspended.