<br /> <p>Powerful Typhoon Haima lashed Hong Kong with strong winds and torrential rain on Friday, October 21. The Hong Kong Observatory hoisted a Typhoon Signal No. 8, prompting the closure of offices and schools, the cancellation of more than 700 flights, and disruption of bus and ferry services, according to public broadcaster RTHK</a>.</p><p>Typhoon Haima</a>, with maximum sustained winds of up to 145 km/h (90 mph), was about 81 miles (130 km) east-northeast of Hong Kong at 2 pm Friday. The typhoon had made landfall near Shanwei, China.</p><br /><p>At least eight people</a> were killed when the storm passed over the northern Philippines earlier this week. Credit: YouTube/James Brooks</p><br />
