Overview

• The Hong Kong Observatory elevated its hurricane signal to No. 10 at 9:20 a.m. local time as Wipha’s eyewall brought sustained winds exceeding 140 km/h to the territory’s southern areas.
• Airports in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Macao canceled or postponed more than 500 daytime flights and suspended ferry routes under the high-level warning.
• Public transport services including buses, ferries and several MTR lines are halted, and over 200 residents have taken refuge in government-run temporary shelters.
• Guangdong province continues its Level IV emergency response, with authorities deploying rescue vessels, helicopters and anti-pollution ships to safeguard coastal communities.
• Wipha’s eye is forecast to make landfall on southern China’s coast later today before weakening as it pushes northwest toward northern Vietnam.