Hong Kong Cleans Up Typhoon Havoc After Mangkhut Shuts City

City’s schools to remain closed for second day on Tuesday
Government aims to clear all main roads by 5 a.m. local time

H.K. lowered its rating on Mangkhut, which carved a deadly path through the Philippines. Sophie Kamaruddin reports.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Lucille Liu and Fion Li

September 16, 2018 at 9:32 PM UTC

Updated on

September 17, 2018 at 11:12 AM UTC

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The cleanup from Typhoon Mangkhut began in Hong Kong and southern China on Monday after the storm left at least four dead in Guangdong province, damaged buildings and disrupted flights throughout the region.

Mangkhut, the world’s most powerful storm this year, was blamed for more than 200 million yuan ($29.1 million) of damage in the southern province of Guangdong, state broadcaster China Central Television reported. The storm killed dozens when it earlier hit the Philippines.