Hong Kong International Airport was on Wednesday night scrambling to handle a backlog of flights left by Typhoon Hato, operating both its runways through the night instead of one as per normal.
The storm prompted the Hong Kong Observatory to issue its highest typhoon warning, a No 10 signal, earlier in the day, which was later downgraded to No 8 at 2.10pm and No 3 at 5.10pm as the storm moved farther away from the city.
The No 10 warning indicates hurricane force winds above 118km/h and gusts...
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