<p>Waves battered the coastal area of Hung Hom in Hong Kong as Typhoon Hato made landfall on August 23.</p><p>Typhoon Hato was ranked as a number 10 storm by the Hong Kong Observatory</a> – the highest out of the city’s eight storm warnings</a> at 9:10 am. According to the South China Morning Post</a>, this was the first time a number 10 signal has been issued since 2012. The storm was later downgraded.</p><p>Schools and workplaces were closed and the majority of flights were either suspended or cancelled as a result of the storm’s 81 mph winds, The Standard</a> reported. Credit: Earth Uncut TV via Storyful</p><br />
