Transcript My First Typhoon in Hong Kong

My First Typhoon
in Hong Kong
On Tuesday, 2nd September, Typhoon
Dujuan passed about thirty kilometres
away from Hong Kong. This was my
first time to experience a typhoon in
Hong Kong and I thought it was quite
exciting.
The weather report said that a
typhoon was coming. Typhoon signal
eight was hoisted and all schools
closed. Because this was my first
typhoon, I did not really know what
to do.
However, my mother heard from our
neighbour that we needed to buy some
food and stay inside. We needed to
tape the windows of our flat to keep
them from breaking. I helped my
mother to bring in the plants, too.
I watched the TV for the weather
report. It said, “Staying outdoors
during a typhoon is dangerous.
Everyone should stay inside.” I was
not very scared because I felt safe
with my parents inside our flat.
From my flat, I saw trees bending
over in the wind and many small
trees and plants were falling over.
All kinds of things were rolling
across the road: plastic bags, leaves,
an umbrella and a heavy rubbish bin.
I even saw a T-shirt flying past my
window -- and I live on the
eighteenth floor! There was a flood
on the path downstairs. It looked
like a small river!
Dujuan was the most powerful typhoon
to hit Hong Kong in four years. Strong
typhoons like Dujuan have winds of
about 63 – 117 kilometres per hour.
During strong typhoons, hundreds of
flights can be cancelled. Shops, offices
and schools close early so that people
can return home quickly and safely.
Typhoons can fell trees, hurt people,
cause power cuts and landslides.
Typhoons can cause a lot of damage.
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trees bending over in the wind
flights
cancelled
flood