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Tropical Storm Koinu causes chaos in Hong Kong before heading towards China

  • Hong Kong raised storm warning signals and closed schools due to the approach of Typhoon Koinu.
  • Koinu brought strong winds and heavy rain to Hong Kong, disrupting transport and stranding passengers.
  • One death was reported in Taiwan from Koinu, with hundreds injured across the country.
  • Koinu weakened as it moved south along the coast of China's Guangdong province towards Hainan.
  • Hong Kong experienced flooding in September from Typhoon Haikui, so was on high alert for Koinu.
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