Hong Kong weathers strongest typhoon to hit China since 2012

24-08-2017

Hong Kong’s mountainous coastline and strongly enforced building codes lessen wind vulnerability compared to other coastal areas in the South China Sea meaning damage from Hato, the strongest typhoon to hit China since 2012, could be limited, according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide.


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