Locals in Hong Kong scrambled to do last-minute grocery shopping on Saturday as Typhoon Mangkhut approached the city.<br /><br />Supermarket workers were seen replenishing empty shelves with essentials, such as eggs.<br /><br />Some freezer compartments had been cleaned out by shoppers preparing for the worst.<br /><br />Elsewhere in the city, shopkeepers taped up their windows in the hope of protecting them from high winds and flying debris.<br /><br />Local authorities have said the typhoon will be the most powerful to hit Hong Kong since records began.<br /><br /><br /><br />ahead of what authorities say will be the biggest Typhoon to hit the city since records began.
