Typhoon batters HK and south China, three dead in Macau
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TYPHOON Hato, a maximum Category 10 storm, slammed into Hong Kong on Wednesday, lashing the Asian financial hub with wind and rain that uprooted trees and forced most businesses to close, while in some places big waves flooded seaside streets.
There were reports of 34 people injured in Hong Kong while in the city of Macau, across the Pearl River estuary, three people were killed, authorities there said.
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