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| Dark clouds hang over Central as of 6:15pm Thursday (HK Observatory photo) |
The No 8 signal was hoisted at 6:00pm today, as
Super Typhoon Yagi moves closer to the territory.
The Hong Kong Observatory said the No 8 signal, the
first to be hoisted this year, is expected to remain in place until at least
noon tomorrow, Friday.
Strong winds are forecast to affect many places in
the territory, with occasional gale-force winds. The weather will deteriorate
progressively tonight.
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Given its present track, and intensity Yagi is
expected to remain at super-typhoon force at it skirts around 300 kilometers to
the southwest of Hong Kong Friday morning.
Ahead of Hong Kong Observatory’s issuance of the T8
signal, the Education Bureau announced that all evening classes today and day
classes tomorrow, will be suspended.
At 5pm, Yagi was tracked at 9.3 degrees north and
114.8 degrees east, traveling at 210 km
per hour near the center.
The Observatory said gale-force winds associated
with Yagi will cause the weather to deteriorate tonight and tomorrow, with
heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.
However, a spokesman said Yagi poses a minor threat
compared with previous super typhoons like Mangkhut and Hato. But the shift in
wind direction could make people think it is stronger.
At the same time, the very hot weather warning was
issued.
Everyone is advised to drink lots of water and remain indoors as much as possible.
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