Hong Kong and Chinese ports halt operations as Typhoon Talim hits
Container terminals in Hong Kong and Guangdong province and Hainan Island in China have suspended operations as Typhoon Talim made landfall on the morning of 17 July.
The typhoon, the first to hit China this year, was upgraded from a tropical storm, with Hong Kong weather authorities assessing it to be at T8, the severest of typhoon ratings.
Hong Kong International
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