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This year, Hong Kong faced one of its most intense typhoons, Mangkhut, which devastated the region with sustained wind speeds of 175 km/h, shaking skyscrapers and capsizing boats along the coast. The storm's record-breaking waves, reaching 2.35 meters—the highest since 1954—brought the city to a standstill, paralyzing transportation, flooding neighborhoods, and causing over half a billion dollars in damages.
In 2018, the city experienced Super Typhoon Mangkhut even more severely, with widespread destruction including smashed windows, fallen trees, and power outages affecting over 40,000 households. These catastrophic events serve as a wake-up call about the intensifying power of nature driven by climate change.